Isbn: 9780792357612 - a world in transition: humankind and nature: the green book of “einstein meets magritte” (einstein meets magritte: an interdisciplinary reflection on ... art, human action and society, band 5) (4 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. pp.xxvii, 287 pages, some figures in the text, a Fine hardback (no dust-jacket called for) [0792357612].

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. Focuses on four modes of change: social change and the individual condition; complex evolution and fundamental emergent transformations; ecological transformation and responsibility inquiries; and, the economic-ecological and socio-technical equilibria. Editor(s): Aerts, Diederik; Broekaert, Jan; Weyns, Willy. Series: Einstein Meets Magritte: An Interdisciplinary Reflection on Science, Nature, Art, Human Action and Society. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 625. . 1999. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - A World in Transition, Humankind and Nature is appropriately entitled after its aim for an intrinsic property of reality: change. Of major concern, in this era of transformation, is the extensive and profound interaction of humankind with nature. The global-scale social and technological project of humankind definitely involves a myriad of changes of the ecosphere. This book develops, from the call for an interdisciplinary synthesis and respect of plurality, acknowledging the evolving scientific truth, to the need for an integrated but inevitably provisional worldview. Contributors from different parts of the world focus on four modes of change: (i) Social change and the individual condition, (ii) Complex evolution and fundamental emergent transformations, (iii) Ecological transformation and responsibility inquiries, (iv) The economic-ecological and socio-technical equilibria. Primarily concerned with the deep transformations of humankind and of the relationship between humans and nature, it is addressed to a broad and thinking public that wants to be kept informed.…