Sustainable civilization /

Sustainable civilization /

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Author / Creator:	Egmond, Klaas van, 1946- author.
Imprint:	Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Description:	x, 246 pages ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Civilization, Western. Values. Human ecology. Sustainable development. Civilization, Western. Human ecology. Sustainable development. Values.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10085034

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ISBN:	9781137382696 (hardback) 1137382694 (hardback)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"Western civilization has entered a new fundamental crisis that can be explained by a very one-sided orientation of social values based on materialism and egocentrism, which is disrupting the delicate balance between the opposing forces of 'mind' and 'matter', and of 'I' and 'the others'. Many sources - from the great works of philosophy, religion, art and culture to social surveys and the course of history - qualify sustainability as the dynamic equilibrium between fundamental opposing forces. This insight and the ethical ability to better discriminate between stabilizing and destabilizing forces would allow further justification of human rights and new institutional arrangements in society at large and, in particular, in politics, economy and finance. It would enable a sustainable civilization to flourish within the boundaries of freedom and human dignity"--

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Summary:	In order to be sustainable, a civilization must maintain the balance between 'mind' and 'matter' and between the egocentric 'I' and 'the others'. This book investigates how new institutional arrangements in politics, economy and finance can resolve the current crisis of social values by restoring this delicate balance between opposing forces.
Physical Description:	x, 246 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781137382696 1137382694