Attacks nothing less than the currently prevailing world philosophy–humanism, which the author feels is exceedingly dangerous in its hidden assumptions.
Reviews
“An outstanding source of ideas for those interested in systematically thinking through the issues surrounding the increasing rate of the distintegration of social and physical organizations and the destruction of nature in the world today.”–Choice
“Ehrenfeld provides a fascinating and extraordinarily topical tour de force on the present discrepancy between the worldwide humanistic faith in reason, science, and technology and the living reality of the human condition.”–American Scientist
David W. Ehrenfeld is at Rutgers University.
- Series: Galaxy Book (Book 637)
- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press; New Ed edition (February 5, 1981)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0195028902
- ISBN-13: 978-0195028904
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- How Civilizations Fall: A Theory of Catabolic Collapse
- “What can we say to our children?” Adult Talk on Speaking with Children about Science and Survival
- Ignorance, Arrogance, Overshoot & Collapse: The Destructive Power of Enduing Myths In Collapsing Civilizations
- Ignorance + Arrogance = Overshoot ==> Collapse: The Accelerated Collapse of a Non-Renewable Civilization
- Soils, Agriculture, Carbon Sequestration and Human Survival
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