Filters against Folly
How to Survive despite Economists, Ecologists, and the Merely Eloquent
$52.19
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
3 June 1986
Summary
For 20 years Garrett Hardin has been our most hardnosed thinker about ecological problems… Filters Against Folly makes provocative reading.
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;…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140077292 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140077294 |
| Author: | Garrett Hardin |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 3 June 1986 |
| Weight: | 221g |
| Dimensions: | 208mm x 135mm x 15mm |
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About The Author
Garrett Hardin
Garrett Hardin (1915-2003) was a renowned ecologist and philosopher who warned societies about both overpopulation and excessive consumption. His works include Filters Against Folly- How to Survive Despite Economists, Ecologists, and the Merely Eloquent and Living Within Limits- Ecology, Economics, and Population Taboos. He taught biology and environmental studies at the University of California at Santa Barbara.
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