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Editor’s Note: Alfred North Whitehead was a British mathematician, logician and philosopher. His early work, as a student and professor at Cambridge University, was on mathematics and logic. The second period, 1910-24, when he had appointments at University College London and Imperial College of Science and Technology in London, he concentrated on the philosophy of…
Thomas Berry (1914-2009), was a cultural historian, philosopher, human ecologist, and a self-described geologian. He was among the first to observe that the effects of human activity have become so great that Earth is undergoing a change in geo-biological eras. He identified the “Great Work” of our time as the task of moving on from…
CLIMATE It’s all about climate. On Sunday, September 21, New York City saw what is being called the largest mobilization against climate change in the history of the planet. The crowd, estimated at 400,000 people of all ages and from around the world, filled midtown Manhattan streets to demand action to avert catastrophic climate change….
THE ANTHROPOLOGY AND POLITICAL ECOLOGY OF CLIMATE CHANGE (Course Syllabus – Fall 2014, Anthropology 490, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) Professor Arturo Escobar Course Description This course is intended as an upper division seminar devoted to a study in contemporary anthropology and new directions in research or applications. There are few topics in…
Excerpt from one of Thomas Berry’s Riverdale Papers: The Spirituality of the Earth I am not speaking of a human spirituality with special reference to the planet Earth. I am speaking of a quality of the Earth itself. Earth is the maternal principle out of which we are born and whence we derive all that…
In this issue: Looking Back at 2007, by Herman Greene Here are some highlights of 2007 that come to mind. If you have personal highlights send them to us and we will pass them on: – The Ecozoic Reader on “How Do We Get There?” was published in August. Many thought this was our best ever. – The “Wisdom…
In this issue: “The Imminent Demise of Civilization” by Kwok-Yin Chan The Imminent Demise of Civilization – Global warming, natural resource exploitation, pollution, and their impacts to China, the world and humanity
In this issue: “China, Marxism and Ecology,” by Herman Greene.
In this issue: Report on WOW Edition of the Reader; Call for Papers for The Ecozoic on Cosmology; and Artists and Writers for the Ecozoic (AWE).
In this issue: Poor America by Herman Greene; Letter from Ken Rose on ‘Living the Promise of the Ecozoic’; Report on Current Reader and WOW Edition; and Announcement of September 15 CES Volunteer Meeting (News and Resources section will resume in the next Musings).
This issue is devoted wholly to a statement concerning the next phase in the life of CES. This statement is being sent to all members of CES along with a copy of the new Ecozoic Reader on “How do we get there?”
In this issue: “Living the Promise of the Ecozoic,” by Herman Greene; Invitation for Submissions to the first issue of The Ecozoic on “Cosmology,” Reports on CES and its Members, News and Resources, and Announcements.
This month’s musings cover An Invitation for Submissions Musings; Reflections on the Ecozoic: “Why CES?” by Herman Greene; Reports on CES and its Members, News and Resources, and Announcements.
Herman Greene – Further Thoughts on the April 21 Service Group Meeting of CES This issue of Musings will be a disappointment for the new members of the list, especially those who are not in the Raleigh-Durham Area of North Carolina. The next Musings (April 7 edition) will move back to the general topics this publication is…
We welcome Jean Haines to our email list who writes, “As I see it, a huge part of the entire picture right now is the economic collapse that I believe is coming. I don’t think they can spin it too much more. If you have any interest, this is a site that I found through my reading…
This week’s musings cover Ellen LaConte on the Great Transition, Thomas’ Earth Jurisprudence and CES, Marc Dreyfors on Thomas’ Earth Jurisprudence Principle 6, Herman Greene on Marc Dreyfors’ Thoughts on Principle 6 of Thomas’ Earth Jurisprudence, Richard Reiger in gratitude and praise for CES, and Herman Greene on an April Service Group meeting for CES and next steps.
This week’s musings cover Herman Greene’s report on the March 1, 2007 CES Coordinating Council Meeting, Herman Greene’s analysis of how Thomas Berry’s “Principles of Earth Jurisprudence” in Evening Thoughts differs from his earlier version, and Heloise Lynn’s reflections on CES.