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Living Within Limits
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Author : Garrett Hardin
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1995-04-06
Living Within Limits written by Garrett Hardin and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-04-06 with Business & Economics categories.
"We fail to mandate economic sanity," writes Garrett Hardin, "because our brains are addled by...compassion." With such startling assertions, Hardin has cut a swathe through the field of ecology for decades, winning a reputation as a fearless and original thinker. A prominent biologist, ecological philosopher, and keen student of human population control, Hardin now offers the finest summation of his work to date, with an eloquent argument for accepting the limits of the earth's resources--and the hard choices we must make to live within them. In Living Within Limits, Hardin focuses on the neglected problem of overpopulation, making a forceful case for dramatically changing the way we live in and manage our world. Our world itself, he writes, is in the dilemma of the lifeboat: it can only hold a certain number of people before it sinks--not everyone can be saved. The old idea of progress and limitless growth misses the point that the earth (and each part of it) has a limited carrying capacity; sentimentality should not cloud our ability to take necessary steps to limit population. But Hardin refutes the notion that goodwill and voluntary restraints will be enough. Instead, nations where population is growing must suffer the consequences alone. Too often, he writes, we operate on the faulty principle of shared costs matched with private profits. In Hardin's famous essay, "The Tragedy of the Commons," he showed how a village common pasture suffers from overgrazing because each villager puts as many cattle on it as possible--since the costs of grazing are shared by everyone, but the profits go to the individual. The metaphor applies to global ecology, he argues, making a powerful case for closed borders and an end to immigration from poor nations to rich ones. "The production of human beings is the result of very localized human actions; corrective action must be local....Globalizing the 'population problem' would only ensure that it would never be solved." Hardin does not shrink from the startling implications of his argument, as he criticizes the shipment of food to overpopulated regions and asserts that coercion in population control is inevitable. But he also proposes a free flow of information across boundaries, to allow each state to help itself. "The time-honored practice of pollute and move on is no longer acceptable," Hardin tells us. We now fill the globe, and we have no where else to go. In this powerful book, one of our leading ecological philosophers points out the hard choices we must make--and the solutions we have been afraid to consider.
Living Within Limits
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Author : Kenneth M. Merz
language : en
Publisher: Algora Publishing
Release Date : 2008
Living Within Limits written by Kenneth M. Merz and has been published by Algora Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Science categories.
Presenting his view of life as "optimism triumphant," Dr. Ken Merz, Sr., reflects on the limits of life, the limits of the physical universe, and the role of humans in that universe. He explains various laws of science while reviewing aspects of physical reality, aspects of biological reality, and definitions of scientific reality. Discussing mankind's ongoing search for truth, he examines the distinction between believing and knowing. The book's themes include time and change, with a consideration of the work of Darwin, Mendel, and Watson and Crick. Explaining the basics of the double helix of DNA and the micro evolution of life, Dr. Merz ponders individualism and evolution, and makes a plea for humans to wield their power over life responsibly. --From publisher's description.
Living With Limits
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Author : Harold C. Warlick
language : en
Publisher: CSS Publishing
Release Date : 1996
Living With Limits written by Harold C. Warlick and has been published by CSS Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Religion categories.
This is precisely the kind of book we need for this confused, exasperating yet exhilarating time in the life of the church. Instead of offering either despair or platitudes about the loss of traditional ambiguities and to respond to the challenge of the times with a lilting imagination and a skip in our step. It ought to become a handbook for Christians in every denomination. John Killinger Distinguished Professor of Religion and Culture Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama
The Limits Of Altruism
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Author : Garrett Hardin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
The Limits Of Altruism written by Garrett Hardin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Nature categories.
Filters Against Folly
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Author : Garrett Hardin
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Books
Release Date : 1986-06-03
Filters Against Folly written by Garrett Hardin and has been published by Penguin Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986-06-03 with Business & Economics categories.
"For 20 years Garrett Hardin has been our most hardnosed thinker about ecological problems...Filters Against Folly makes provocative reading." -- Michael Crichton The ecological problems facing our world present a forum for experts to offer slogans and solutions on all sides of the issue, but leave most of us confused and unsure of the future. In this bracing book, Garrett Hardin offers a plan for clear thinking about these dangers. He shows how the filters of literacy, understanding what words really mean; numeracy, being able to quantify and interpret information; and ecolacy, assessment of complex interactions over time, can allow anyone to make sensible judgments about ecological issues--even in the face of a barrage of confusing expertise. "Filters Against Folly offers an antidote to some of the more perverse and dangerous irrationalities of our time: wishful self-delusion, educated incapacity, and foolhardy optimism...If ever this book were needed, it is needed today." -- Lynton K. Caldwell, School of Public Environmental Affairs, Indiana University
Living Beyond The Limits
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Author : Franklin Graham
language : en
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Release Date : 1998
Living Beyond The Limits written by Franklin Graham and has been published by Thomas Nelson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Religion categories.
In "Living Beyond the Limits," Franklin Graham focuses on God's principles and promises essential to a full life. He relates real-life examples of men and women who have put God's Word into practice under some of the most challenging circumstances imaginable. You'll be amazed by their stories. You'll also be stirred and challenged as never before.
The Power Of The Periphery
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Author : Peder Anker
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2020-05-28
The Power Of The Periphery written by Peder Anker and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-28 with History categories.
Examines how Norway has positioned itself as an alternative, environmentally-sound nation in a world filled with tension and instability.
Life Within Limits
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Author : Michael Jackson
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 2011-02-16
Life Within Limits written by Michael Jackson and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-16 with Business & Economics categories.
An exploration of life satisfaction, happiness, and wellbeing in the first world and third world.
Lessons From The Living Cell
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Author : Stephen S. Rothman
language : en
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Release Date : 2002
Lessons From The Living Cell written by Stephen S. Rothman and has been published by McGraw-Hill Companies this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Science categories.
An experimental biologist explains why, despite all the hype surrounding the Genome Project, science is still no closer to building a bridge between molecules and reactions at the genetic level and large-scale biological processes.
Life At The Limits
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Author : David A. Wharton
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2007-07-23
Life At The Limits written by David A. Wharton and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-07-23 with Science categories.
We are fascinated by the seemingly impossible places in which organisms can live. There are frogs that freeze solid, worms that dry out and bacteria that survive temperatures over 100 ̊C. What seems extreme to us is, however, not extreme to these organisms. In this captivating account, the reader is taken on a tour of extreme environments, and shown the remarkable abilities of organisms to survive a range of extreme conditions, such as high and low temperatures and desiccation. This book considers how organisms survive major stresses and what extreme organisms can tell us about the origin of life and the possibilities of extraterrestrial life. These organisms have an extreme biology, which involves many aspects of their physiology, ecology and evolution.