- By an acclaimed author in his field
- Challenges the ideas of our modern scientific culture
- Far-reaching consequences for how we understand and relate to the
natural world
Our scientific culture, which gave birth to modern technology, is in
desperate need of change. Science has largely meant groups of
specialists working in separate disciplines, seeking answers to narrowly
defined questions which have little or nothing to do with the living
world. The last few years, however, have seen a shift to a more
integrated, holistic approach to how we view and understand our world.
There is still much work to be done. Most modern people have come to
accept a fragmented culture whereby science isolates us from the natural
world. As a result, we feel we can govern it and dominate it as we
please. Brian Goodwin, acclaimed author of How the Leopard Changed Its
Spots, argues for a view of nature as complex, interrelated networks of
relationships. He proposes that, in order for us to once again work with
nature to achieve true sustainability on our planet, we need to adopt a
new science, new art, new design, new economics and new patterns of
responsibility. We must be willing to pay nature its due: to recognise
what we owe to the natural world and resist exploiting it solely for our
own ends.
This is an ambitious, wide-ranging book with far-reaching consequences,
and will be essential reading for all those interested in how nature and
human culture can co-exist in the future.
