Homeland Earth A Manifesto for a New Millenium |
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| Author:
| Morin, Edgar
Kern, Anne B. |
| Editor:
| Montuori, Alfonso |
| Series title: | Advances in Systems Theory, Complexity and the Human Sciences Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-57273-248-3 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1999 |
| Publisher: | Hampton Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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"Edgar Morin, one of the leading figures in European thought, challenges us to think differently about our past, our present, and our future. Morin points to the development of a planetary culture that is not homogenizing or fragmented, and the need to recognize complexity, uncertainty, and ambiguity as potential sources of creativity, learning, and transformation. Given the uncertainty of our journey, Morin presents "complex thought" as a way to overcome the "crisis of the future,"...
More Description"Edgar Morin, one of the leading figures in European thought, challenges us to think differently about our past, our present, and our future. Morin points to the development of a planetary culture that is not homogenizing or fragmented, and the need to recognize complexity, uncertainty, and ambiguity as potential sources of creativity, learning, and transformation. Given the uncertainty of our journey, Morin presents "complex thought" as a way to overcome the "crisis of the future," and stresses the importance of solidarity."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved