Attacks nothing less than the currently prevailing world philosophy–humanism, which the author feels is exceedingly dangerous in its hidden assumptions.
Reviews
“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
- 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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- “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