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Capitalism, Short-termism, Population and the Destruction of the Planet
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Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker
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The Anthropocene Turns Out to be a Disaster for the Earth: Few Options Remain to Change Course
We humans have filled the world, leaving almost no corner in its pristine status. Our is based on the treasures of nature. We must distinguish today’s from the earlier times of the Empty World. The is now c...
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C’mon! Don’t Tell Me the Current Trends Are Sustainable!
We want to start with an optimistic perspective. It will be expanded in Chap. 3 of the book, but readers should remember it’s coming while familiarizing themselves with the no...
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Come On! Join Us on an Exciting Journey Towards a Sustainable World!
Humanity is racing with catastrophe. Total system collapse is a real possibility. The evidence of human impact on the planet is undeniable. Radioactive residue of atmospheric testing is now found in geologic d...
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C’mon! Don’t Stick to Outdated Philosophies!
Pope Francis made significant headlines when he published an encyclical letter in June 2015, entitled Laudato Sí, in which he squarely addressed the increasing destruction of our ‘Common Home’, the planet earth. ...
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Wirtschaft und Arbeit
In der modernen Konsumgesellschaft sind wir darauf aus, alles, was anstrengt, nach Möglichkeit zu vermeiden. Computer ersetzen das Gedächtnis, Fernseher sorgen für flächendeckende Unterhaltung, mit dem Mobiltel.....
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Factor 5: Towards an Affluent Society with Least Use of Resources
Some people told me that Factor 4 could imply “factor death,” as four is a homonym of death in Chinese. They recommended Factor 8 instead, because eight is considered a lucky number as the shape of its Chinese...
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Sharing the Planet: From ‘Limits to Growth’ to ‘Factor Four’
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Limits to Privatization
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Autobiographical Sketch
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Modular University
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New Frontiers in Technology Application: Integration of Emerging and Traditional Technologies
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Sustainable Energy Policies: Political Engineering of a Long Lasting Consensus
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Eco-Efficiency Goals: Factor Four or Factor Ten
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Globalization and Its Challenges to Democracy and Development
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Information, Evolution, and ‘Error-Friendliness’
Information can be conceived as being composed of two complementary components: novelty and confirmation. Whenever either of the two is zero, information is zero. Genetic information, too, requires both novelt...
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Climate Sceptics Keep a Distance from Solutions
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Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker’s Selected Publications
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We Have to Embed Egoism
Interview with Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker Co-President of the Club of Rome and honorary member of the World Future Council As an expert for biology, the environment and ecological efficiency, you have contrib...
