Our Polluted World: Can Man Survive?

by John R. Perry

The human experiment
Our changing environment
Some physical properties of water
The chemical nature of water
The need of water
Where does the water go?
How water pollutin began
Industries pollute our water
Where can we put the wastes
The ultimate pollution
The ocean of air
Poisions in the air
The self-cleaning air
From nuisance to menace
Predicting air conditions
Atmospheric & pollution research
The insidious assault
How to reduce air pollution
Legislating against air pollution
Landscape pollution
Will man survive?
Index

221 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1967

About the author

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John R. Perry (born 1943) is Henry Waldgrave Stuart Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Riverside. He has made significant contributions to areas of philosophy, including logic, philosophy of language, metaphysics, and philosophy of mind. He is known primarily for his work on situation semantics (together with Jon Barwise), reflexivity, indexicality, and self-knowledge.