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Civilized Man's Eight Deadly Sins
Hardcover, 80 pages
Published
by Egmont Books (UK)
(first published January 1st 1973)
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Конрад Лоренц
- австрийский учёный, лауреат Нобелевской премии по физиологии и медицине за 1973 год — основоположник этологии.
Книга отличная (!) - написана просто и убедительно. Я прочел "Восемь смертных грехов цивилизованного человечества" буквально за один вечер.
Вот список вопросов, которые поднимает Лоренц:
Книга отличная (!) - написана просто и убедительно. Я прочел "Восемь смертных грехов цивилизованного человечества" буквально за один вечер.
Вот список вопросов, которые поднимает Лоренц:
Глава 1. Структурные свойства и нарушения функций живых систем....more
Глава 2. Перенаселение.
Глава 3. Опустошение жизненного пространства.
Глава 4. Бег наперегонки с самим собой.
Глава 5. Тепло
Lorenz is spot-on regarding the ”sins” of the civilized man: overpopulation, devastation of environment, the man's race against himself, the break with tradition, emotional entropy, indoctrinability, genetic decay and nuclear weapons. They are all linked with each other and most of the problems termed under the famous label "the crisis of the modern world" can be probably traced to one of the "sins" identified by Lorenz. Although the book is very short and readable, I found the author's continuo...more
Aug 01, 2012
Aries
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Shelves:
divulgazione,
antropologia
Ho già parlato di Konrad Lorenz su queste pagine: una lettura fondamentale per chi abbia interesse nell’etologia, sia essa animale o umana.
Ed è proprio quest’ultima l’argomento centrale di questo libro, un breve ma completo saggio che si concentra su otto aspetti della civiltà così come la conosciamo che ne potrebbero causare (più o meno velocemente) l’annientamento.
Non si tratta di un libro “catastrofico” o allarmista, ma indubbiamente pone l’accento su vari aspetti che a 35 anni di distanza...more
Ed è proprio quest’ultima l’argomento centrale di questo libro, un breve ma completo saggio che si concentra su otto aspetti della civiltà così come la conosciamo che ne potrebbero causare (più o meno velocemente) l’annientamento.
Non si tratta di un libro “catastrofico” o allarmista, ma indubbiamente pone l’accento su vari aspetti che a 35 anni di distanza...more
This book, won the Nobel-prize in 1973, the same year as it was written, has some really interesting and inspiring points. It critizises modern society and human behaviour, which still is present in society today. It is also written in a simple language which makes it idealy suited for idealistic and critical thinking adolescents, but can be read by everyone.
However many of the scientific facts in this book are outdated and his (right-wing) political views are represented very strongly.
However many of the scientific facts in this book are outdated and his (right-wing) political views are represented very strongly.
Поразительно, как за 20-30 лет поменялся и сам мир, и его восприятие. Хотя не исключено, что старые проблемы (например, тот же молодежный бунт) вернутся в новом качестве. А может именно они привели к возникновению новых феноменов нашего времени - того же слияния поколений в социальной и профессиональной сфере?
Some parts of the book are based on outdated science and argument substitution, however with all biases and wrong source assumptions, it still comes to a logically sound conclusion.
Wow. Brilliant ethological analysis with what is wrong with the modern world. Be warned - there is a lot of ethology and psychology involved.
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