Indra's Net and the Midas Touch: Living Sustainably in a Connected World - Couverture souple

Thiele, Leslie Paul

 
9780262518772: Indra's Net and the Midas Touch: Living Sustainably in a Connected World
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ISBN 10 : 0262518775 ISBN 13 : 9780262518772
Editeur : The MIT Press, 2013

Synopsis

An exploration of the impact of unintended consequences in an interdependent world and of the opportunities for creativity and community.

We live today in a global web of interdependence, connected technologically, economically, politically, and socially. As a result of these expanding and deepening interdependencies, it has become impossible fully to control—or foretell—the effects of our actions. The world is rife with unintended consequences. The first law of human ecology—which declares that we can never do merely one thing—is a truth we ignore at our peril. In Indra's Net and the Midas Touch, Leslie Paul Thiele explores the impact of interdependence and unintended consequences on our pursuit of sustainability.

Unfortunately, good intentions provide no antidote to the law of unintended consequences, and proffered cures often prove worse than the disease. Biofuels developed for the purpose of reducing carbon emissions, for example, have had the unintended effect of cutting off food supplies to the needy and destroying rain forests. We must fundamentally transform our patterns of thinking and behavior. Thiele offers the intellectual and moral foundations for this transformation, drawing from ecology, ethics, technology, economics, politics, psychology, physics, and metaphysics. Awareness of our interconnectedness, he writes, stimulates creativity and community; it is a profound responsibility and a blessing beyond measure.

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À propos de l'auteur

Leslie Paul Thiele is Professor in the Department of Political Science and the Director of Sustainability Studies at the University of Florida. He is the author of Environmentalism for a New Millennium: The Challenge of Coevolution and other books.

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Éditeur
The MIT Press
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0262518775
ISBN 13 
9780262518772
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
344
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780262016094: Indra's Net and the Midas Touch: Living Sustainably in a Connected World

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0262016095 ISBN 13 :  9780262016094
Editeur : MIT Press, 2011
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