Thomas Berry (1914-2009)
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for those commenting on how capitalism is not at fault, but its misuse, or other similar arguments....capitalism is founded on two things: 1. competition and 2. drive for profits.
Competition is nothing more than the ethic of elimination and profit is nothing more than the pursuit of self interest. Nature hardly works like this. Your heart doesn't compete with your lungs, they work together. Berry got it and I'm glad I was introduced; my life has been better by having known his works. Peace,
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2010 is Here...
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I agree it's oversimplified. James Lovelock talks about how in many ways life on earth has adapted to us, so it would be unwise to reduce our "ecological footprint" down to zero. I also don't like alarmists, but mainly because if they're right we're doomed anyway. I side with cautious optimism: the recognition that there is a problem, along with the hope that we can solve the problem. Sometimes I wonder if this optimism is naive, but it's all I've got, and if I'm wrong I'll die anyway.
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I agree that Rand is way off base, especially her ethical ideas, which are built on very faulty metaphysical assumptions. As far as this whole idea that "capitalism" (whatever that word means anymore... everyone has a different idea of what it is) in a general sense is destroying the world seems to be a bit oversimplified. Look at what the alarmists were predicting back in the 60s and 70s. Look into John Holdren and his solutions in his textbook "Ecoscience".
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She needs more than a feminist critique. She needs an economic critique, a metaphysical critique, a epistemological critique, an ethical critique, etc.
I've yet to see any philosopher so far off-base as her.
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Rand? She needs a feminist critique. Read Donna Haraway.
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Capitalism does not destroy the environment it is the unethical corporations that misuse capitalism. Did you know that there are corporations and industry that are eco-friendly? And this notion that capitalism is evil is ridiculous. It is what brought us out of the caves and jungles. Read Ayn Rand
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If we were to follow this philosophy then the only outcome is to kill your self because we harm the Earth just by existing or run wild naked in the jungles.
hellgod666 2 years ago
You have completely misunderstood the message.
0ThouArtThat0 2 years ago