"The volume documents, and makes an original contribution to, an astonishing period in twentieth-century philosophy the progress of Arne Naess's ecophilosophy from its inception to the present. It includes Naess's most crucial polemics with leading thinkers, drawn from sources as diverse as scholarly articles, correspondence, TV interviews and unpublished exchanges. The book testifies to the skeptical and self-correcting aspects of Naess ..."
"The volume documents, and makes an original contribution to, an astonishing period in twentieth-century philosophy_the progress of Arne Naess's ecophilosophy from its inception to the present. It includes Naess's most crucial polemics with leading thinkers, drawn from sources as diverse as scholarly articles, correspondence, TV interviews and unpublished exchanges. The book testifies to the skeptical and self-correcting aspects of Naess ..."
"3 This phrase is used by Seymour Feldman in his introduction to Spinoza's Ethics
(Baruch Spinoza, The Ethics and Selected letters, trans. S. Shirley and ed. S.
Feldman (Indianapolis: Hackett, 1982), 9. Pertinent to the present discussion of
Naess's systematization of deep ecology, Feldman writes: “Some of the great
systematic philosophers of the past proceeded to philosophise from an
underlying perception of the way things are—an i ..."
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"Dølvik, Jon Erik (2016) Welfare as a Productive Factor: Scandinavian
Approaches to Growth and Social Policy Reform. Oslo: Fafo. Dølvik, Jon Erik,
Fløtten, Tone Hippe, Jon M. and Jordfald, Bård (2014) Den nordiske modellen
mot 2030: Et nytt ..."
"This book discusses the ongoing revolution of dignity in human history as the work of `humanist outliers': small groups and individuals dedicated to compassionate social emancipation. It argues that anti-authoritarian revolutions like 1989's `Autumn of the Nations' succeeded in large part due to cultural and political innovations springing from such small groups. The author explores the often ingenious ways in which these maladapted and ..."
"As Anna Herbich has shown, some of them lost their jobs, got arrested, had their
children confiscated, or were left without any means of subsistence (Herbich
2016). Why did they never step out and demand recognition for their work and
talent ..."
The Origins of Anti-Authoritarianism(1st Edition) (Routledge Studies in Modern History) by NinaWitoszek Hardcover, 188 Pages, Published 2018 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-138-05797-5, ISBN: 1-138-05797-5
"This book discusses the ongoing revolution of dignity in human history as the work of ‘humanist outliers’: small groups and individuals dedicated to compassionate social emancipation. It argues that anti-authoritarian revolutions like 1989’s ‘Autumn of the Nations’ succeeded in large part due to cultural and political innovations springing from such small groups. The author explores the often ingenious ways in which these maladapted an ..."
"They contrast this with what they call the “First Machine Age”, or the Industrial
Revolution, which helped make labour and ... nanotechnology, quantum
computing, biotechnology, The Internet of Things, 3D printing and autonomous
vehicles. ... This era, she argues, will demand new modes of work organization,
but potentially represents a new golden era of sustainable ... learning
organizations characterized by autonomy, the ability to ..."
"80 Jin Wang Li, Z. (2011) A Comparative Study of the Low Carbon Economic
Development Systems in China and Japan, Chinese Low Carbon Economic ...
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"... Wang and Joseph Yaro), and our Stanford colleagues from the MAHB (
Millennium Alliance for Humanity and the Biosphere) programme—especially
Paul Ehrlich and the late Steve Schneider. In addition, we wish to thank Auberge
Akelyira, Fengshi Wu, John Keane, Jan Olaf Willlums and Adriaan Kamp for their
insights and suggestions. Our work ran smoothly thanks to our valiant assistants:
Elin Staurem, Hilde Nordbo, Elzbieta Toporowska, T ..."
"... about difference, but about a common aspiration. Here is a sample: We need to
rouse the world to a new sense of urgency and of possibility. Our plan—again,
with your help—is to take the number 350 and beat it into every head and heart
on planet Earth, to tattoo it into every brain. If our fellow earthlings know nothing
else about climate change, they need to know. Nina Witoszek and Lars Trägårdh
interests include comparative hi ..."
"David Steinberg, “A Void in Myanmar: Civil Society in Burma” in Strengthening
Civil Society in Burma. Possibilities and Dilemmas for International NGOs, ed.
Burma Center Netherlands (BCN) and Transnational Institute (TNI) (Chiang Mai:
Silkworm Press, 1999): 8. “Needs for United States Economic and Technical Aid
in Burma.” Report No. 3 of the United States Economic Survey to Southeast Asia (
Washington DC: May 1950. Confidential, dec ..."
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"The Open Access version of this book, available at https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781351765633, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license. In the 21st century, Norway, Denmark and Sweden remain the icons of fair societies, with high economic productivity and quality of life. But they are also an enigma in a cultural-evolutionary sense: though by no means following th ..."
"This book breaks new ground in the studies of green transition. It frames the ongoing transformation in terms of a "battle of modernities" with the emerging vision of ecomodernity as the final destination. It also offers a systematic exploration of the potential for extensive transformation of carbon-intensive sectors – with a focus on energy and transport – towards a low or post-carbon economy. The book does so in a comparative perspec ..."
"This book breaks new ground in the studies of green transition. It frames the ongoing transformation in terms of a "battle of modernities" with the emerging vision of ecomodernity as the final destination. It also offers a systematic exploration of the potential for extensive transformation of carbon-intensive sectors - with a focus on energy and transport - towards a low or post-carbon economy. The book does ..."
" Since the emergence of the dissident "parallel polis" in Eastern Europe, civil society has become a "new superpower," influencing democratic transformations, human rights, and international co-operation; co-designing economic trends, security and defense; reshaping the information society; and generating new ideas on the environment, health, and the "good life." This volume seeks to compare and reassess the role of civil society in th ..."
" Since the emergence of the dissident "parallel polis" in Eastern Europe, civil society has become a "new superpower," influencing democratic transformations, human rights, and international co-operation; co-designing economic trends, security and defense; reshaping the information society; and generating new ideas on the environment, health, and the "good life." This volume seeks to compare and reassess the role of civil society in th ..."
" It is often argued that Germany and Scandinavia stand at two opposite ends of a spectrum with regard to their response to social-economic disruptions and cultural challenges. Though, in many respects, they have a shared cultural inheritance, it is nevertheless the case that they mobilize different mythologies and different modes of coping when faced with breakdown and disorder. The authors argue that it is at these "critical junctures ..."
" It is often argued that Germany and Scandinavia stand at two opposite ends of a spectrum with regard to their response to social-economic disruptions and cultural challenges. Though, in many respects, they have a shared cultural inheritance, it is nevertheless the case that they mobilize different mythologies and different modes of coping when faced with breakdown and disorder. The authors argue that it is at these "critical junctures ..."