Grow Small, Think Beautiful
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Grow Small, Think Beautiful

Ideas for a Sustainable World from Schumacher College

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eBook - ePub

Grow Small, Think Beautiful

Ideas for a Sustainable World from Schumacher College

About this book

Schumacher College, based near Totnes in Devon, England, opened its doors in the early 1990s and is now an internationally-renowned centre for transformative learning on all aspects of sustainable living. James Lovelock led the first course on Gaia theory. A host of visionary thinkers has followed, including mathematician and biologist Brian Goodwin, who died in 2009. This book is a realisation of his vision for Schumacher College to publish a collection of essays on sustainable solutions to the current global crisis. Themes include the importance of education, science, Transition thinking, economi, energy sources, business and design, in the context of philosophy, spirituality and mythology. The contributors include Satish Kumar, Jules Cashford, Fritjof Capra, Rupert Sheldrake, James Lovelock, Peter Reason, Gideon Kossoff, Craig Holdrege, Helena Norberg-Hodge, Colin Tudge, Nigel Topping and many others. This book is essential reading for anyone concerned about the future of our society and the environment.

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Publisher
Floris Books
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9780863158353
eBook ISBN
9780863159398
Topic
Philosophy
Subtopic
Sustainability in Business

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Author biographies
  7. Introduction: The Background to This Book: Schumacher College and Brian Goodwin
  8. 1. Towards Anticipative Education – Learning by Design
  9. 2. Be the Change that You Seek – Wherever You Are!
  10. 3. Friendship for Life
  11. 4. Gaia: From Story of Origin to Universe Story
  12. 5. In Service to Gaia
  13. 6. Systems Thinking and the State of the World: Knowing How to Connect the Dots
  14. 7. Exploration and Theory in Science
  15. 8. Enlightened Agriculture
  16. 9. Two Practical Suggestions for Improving Scientific and Medical Research
  17. 10. Ancient Futures
  18. 11. Holism and the Reconstitution of Everyday Life: A Framework for Transition to a Sustainable Society
  19. 12. Applied Storytelling
  20. 13. Resilient Economics
  21. 14. The Need for New Forms of Money and Investment in an Energy-Scarce World
  22. 15. Energy Conservation is Key to Our Survival
  23. 16. Don’t Blame the Hammer When You Hit Your Thumb! Or: How is Business Saving the World?
  24. 17. SLOC: The Emerging scenario of Small, Open, Local, Connected
  25. 18. Wicked Problems and the Relationship Triad
  26. 19. A Co-operative Inquiry into Deep Ecology
  27. Index
  28. Copyright

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