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The behavioural basis of culturalism - a general systems approach - Originally published in Peace and the Sciences by the International Institute for Peace, Vienna 1974. It was published again with minor revisions by the Wadebridge Ecological Centre as "The Epistemological and Behavioural Basis of Culturalism". The version presented here combines the contents of both versions, with each of the Principles numbered for convenience. The thinking presented in this article forms the root of The Way.

The Ecologist: Four decades of global warning - writing in The Independent, Gillian Orr celebrates The Ecologist's birthday. "A pioneering environmental magazine in the 1970s, The Ecologist has spent 40 years alerting people to what we are doing to our world ... ". Published 27 July 2010.

Starting out: how Teddy Goldsmith launched the Ecologist 40 years ago - writing for The Ecologist website, Peter Bunyard recalls the history of the magazine, founded 40 years ago. "Running a magazine on a shoestring budget; printing unpopular but groundbreaking analyses; fighting off lawsuits: the Ecologist has evolved over its 40 year history, but the passion present in 1970 is still here today ... ". Published 26 July 2010.

Addio a Goldsmith Ecologista Pionere - by Carlo Petrini, la Repubblica, 26 August 2009. This obituary is provided as a .pdf file (95KB) in the original Italian.

Comments by Colin Hines, Convenor of the Green New Deal Group, Director, Finance for the Future - hosted on the IFG website. "One of my favourite Teddy anecdotes was how he decided to stand for his father's old constituency in Suffolk, as a People's Party candidate. He realised he needed a gimmick to get the issues he was trying to raise noticed. He would always tell, amidst gales of laughter, how he contacted 'my friend Aspinall' the zoo owner to obtain a camel to highlight the issue of soil erosion in East Anglia ... He lost his deposit, but in such typical style."

Farewell to Teddy - Caroline Lockhart and the Commision on the Future of Food - hosted on the IFG website. "He brought insights and foresight, joy and laughter into our lives. He was a giant on whose shoulders we all stand. We were so privileged to have known and to have worked with him. His passing is a huge collective loss. We will miss him enormously. His legacy will continue on."

A Remembrance of Teddy Goldsmith by Vandana Shiva - Founder and Director of Navdanya - hosted on the IFG website. "No matter what our particular issue is, Teddy shaped the ideas and campaigns that motivate and mobilize us even today. Our best tribute to him is continuing our collective work with the unique combination of outrage and fun that Teddy infected us with. Teddy was one of my dearest and most precious friends. I miss him deeply."

Comments by Martin Khor, Director of the South Centre, Co-Founder, Third World Network - on the IFG website. "Teddy Goldsmith -- thanks for the science, the spirit, the fight, the friendship, the life, the Way. Each of us and the world, and the Earth, has benefited immensely."

Global Movement mourns the death of Edward Goldsmith, and celebrates his life - "The Board of Directors and staff of the International Forum on Globalization, joined by dozens of Associates and colleagues, deeply regret to announce, and gravely mourn the death of Edward (Teddy) Goldsmith ... as meaningful as all his achievements on the global political stage, for all of his colleagues and collaborators these works may have been overshadowed by the larger-than-life presence of the man himself, the inspirational teacher, beloved guide, hilarious raconteur, and great, intimate, generous friend." Written by Jerry Mander, Cofounder, Distinguished Fellow, IFG.

Edward Goldsmith, 1928 - 2009 - Paul Kingsnorth contributes his personal memories of Teddy, 31 August 2009. "Teddy Goldsmith was a curious paradox of a man. Very rich, very establishment, yet also fiercely anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist and anti-modern. A pioneer of environmental campaigning, Teddy was making the case against global capitalism before I was even born, and countering its global spread with a vision of his own: a romantic, conservative vision of small communities living 'stable' lives close to the soil ... "