May 21, 2013

To keep to the Way society must be able to correct any divergence from it

The Way - cover 1998 US edition (cover image by Andy Goldsworthy)

Published as Chapter 65 of The Way: An Ecological Worldview, originally published in 1992. This text is taken from the revised and enlarged edition, University of Georgia Press, Athens, Georgia, 1998. « previous chapter · contents · next chapter » “The lower doctor heals the illness, The medium doctor heals the whole person, The higher doctor heals [...]

For vernacular man, to serve his gods is to follow the Way

The Way - cover 1998 US edition (cover image by Andy Goldsworthy)

Published as Chapter 63 of The Way: An Ecological Worldview, originally published in 1992. This text is taken from the revised and enlarged edition, University of Georgia Press, Athens, Georgia, 1998. « previous chapter · contents · next chapter » “In the stillness of the mighty woods, man is made aware of the divine.”    Richard St [...]

The vernacular community is the unit of homeotelic behaviour

The Way - cover 1998 US edition (cover image by Andy Goldsworthy)

Published as Chapter 60 of The Way: An Ecological Worldview, originally published in 1992. This text is taken from the revised and enlarged edition, University of Georgia Press, Athens, Georgia, 1998. « previous chapter · contents · next chapter » “Men may make kingdoms, but the community seems to come from the hand of God.”    Alexis [...]

The vernacular economy is localized and hence largely self-sufficient

The Way - cover 1998 US edition (cover image by Andy Goldsworthy)

Published as Chapter 59 of The Way: An Ecological Worldview, originally published in 1992. This text is taken from the revised and enlarged edition, University of Georgia Press, Athens, Georgia, 1998. « previous chapter · contents · next chapter » “Whenever the timber trade is good, permanent famine reigns in the Ogowe region.”    Albert Schweitzer “Free [...]

In a vernacular society economic activity is homeotelic to Gaia

The Way - cover 1998 US edition (cover image by Andy Goldsworthy)

Published as Chapter 56 of The Way: An Ecological Worldview, originally published in 1992. This text is taken from the revised and enlarged edition, University of Georgia Press, Athens, Georgia, 1998. « previous chapter · contents · next chapter » “Organise your actions for your own benefit. God implanted self-interest in the human breast as a motive [...]

In an ecological economy, money is homeotelic to Gaia

The Way - cover 1998 US edition (cover image by Andy Goldsworthy)

Published as Chapter 58 of The Way: An Ecological Worldview, originally published in 1992. This text is taken from the revised and enlarged edition, University of Georgia Press, Athens, Georgia, 1998. « previous chapter · contents · next chapter » ” [General purpose] money is one of the shatteringly simplifying ideas of all time, and like any [...]

Scotland’s white revolution

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A review of The Highland Clearances by John Prebble. Penguin, London 1969, reprinted 1989. Published in The Ecologist Vol. 19 No. 3, May/June 1989. The eviction of the crofters (peasant farmers) from the Highlands of Scotland in the 18th century to make way for the raising of sheep, provides a clear example of the effects [...]

Aid – enlightened self-interest or gun-boat politics?

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International aid appears to be a rare example of selfless generosity in international affairs. But the truth is that it is designed entirely for the benefit of donors, representing an important tool for the perpetuation of economic, political and military colonialism. Editorial article published in The Ecologist Vol. 18 No. 2, March 1988. Those with [...]