Book Review In Part 5 of Seeking Sustainability in an Age of Complexity Graham Harris tells us that: “Many societies have failed in the past because of environmental problems, but some have survived for long periods by being cognisant of, and responding to, environmental constraints. Whatever we face as a result of our unprecedented …
THE ASCENT OF MAN JACOB BROWNOWSKI MACDONALD FUTURA PUBLISHERS 1973 PART II Chapter 1: Lower Than The Angels (Cont.) The changes in Home erectus that have led to us are substantial over a million years, but they seem gradual by comparison with those that went before. The successor that we know best was first …
Book Review In Part 4 of Seeking Sustainability in an Age of Complexity Graham Harris tells us that: “The emerging solutions require a new world view.” “The application of physics to the high frequency dynamics of markets (using data on market fluctuations at scales of minutes) has resulted in a discipline called financial physics …
Book Review THE ASCENT OF MAN JACOB BROWNOWSKI MACDONALD FUTURA PUBLISHERS 1973 PART I Dr Bronowski’s magnificent thirteen-part BBC television series The Ascent of Man traced our rise – both as a species and as moulders of our environment and future. The book of the programmes covers the history of science, but of science …
Book Review A GUIDE FOR THE PERPLEXED E. F. SCHUMACHER ABACUS 1977 PART II Chapter 2. Levels of Being PART I Our task is to look at the world and to see it whole. We see what our ancestors have always seen; a great ‘Chain of Being’ divided naturally into four sections or …
Book Review A GUIDE FOR THE PERPLEXED E. F. SCHUMACHER ABACUS 1977 PART I Introduction A Guide for the Perplexed was published shortly after Dr Schumacher’s (better known for his book Small is Beautiful in which he proposes a dramatically new perspective on economics) death and was described by one reviewer as ‘last words …
AMERICAN FARM SCHOOL BRUCE LANSDALE MEMORIAL PART VI Introduction From its earliest days the American Farm School was an act of faith. Miracles seemed to happen almost on a daily basis. One of those miracles was that the Quakers influenced key people and a Quaker would appear at critical moments to lend a helping hand. …
Book review In Part 3 of Earth in the Balance: Ecology and Human Spirit, Senator Al Gore tells us in Chapter 3: Climate and Civilization: A Short History, that: “Perhaps it can be said that civilization has passed the formative stage and has reached a mature configuration, a worldwide community or global village.” “Is …
THE LEADERSHIP OF CIVILIZATION BUILDING ADMINISTRATIVE AND CIVILIZATION THEORY, SYMBOLIC DIALOGUE, AND CITIZEN SKILLS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY RICHARD J. SPADY AND RICHARD S. KIRBY IN COLLABORATION WITH CECIL H. BELL, JR. Forum Foundation Seattle 2002 PART II Preface Citizens – cities – civilization builders and teachers: awake! Our book is dedicated to you …
THE LEADERSHIP OF CIVILIZATION BUILDING ADMINISTRATIVE AND CIVILIZATION THEORY, SYMBOLIC DIALOGUE, AND CITIZEN SKILLS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY RICHARD J. SPADY AND RICHARD S. KIRBY IN COLLABORATION WITH CECIL H. BELL, JR. Forum Foundation Seattle 2002 PART I Back cover As a new century dawns, this book introduces new truths about the theory and …
