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Pascal Bruckner - The Fanaticism of the Apocalypse: Save the Earth, Punish Human Beings - 9780745669779 - V9780745669779
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The Fanaticism of the Apocalypse: Save the Earth, Punish Human Beings

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The planet is sick. Human beings are guilty of damaging it. Wehave to pay. Today, that is the orthodoxy throughout the Westernworld. Translator(s): Rendall, Steven. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 272.

The planet is sick. Human beings are guilty of damaging it. We have to pay. Today, that is the orthodoxy throughout the Western world. Distrust of progress and science, calls for individual and collective self-sacrifice to ‘save the planet’ and cultivation of fear: behind the carbon commissars, a dangerous and counterproductive ecological catastrophism is gaining ground.

Modern society’s susceptibility to this kind of thinking derives from what Bruckner calls “the seductive attraction of disaster,” as exemplified by the popular appeal of disaster movies. But ecological catastrophism is harmful in that it draws attention away from other, more ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Polity
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745669779
SKU
V9780745669779
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Pascal Bruckner
A provocative essay on ‘ecological catastrophism’ from a best-selling author, now available in paperback.

Reviews for The Fanaticism of the Apocalypse: Save the Earth, Punish Human Beings
"As stylistically gratifying as he is intellectually lucid, Bruckner presents a clear alternative to the accepted thought on one of this era's hottest topics." —Publishers Weekly "A sizzling new polemic against apocalyptic environmentalism." —San Francisco Chronicle "The best tonic for stale science communications I've read in a while." —Cool Green Science "Pascal Bruckner is ... Read more

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