Homeland Earth: A Manifesto for the New Millennium"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 |
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THE HISTORY OF HISTORY | 1 |
CITIZENS OF THE EARTH | 27 |
THE EARTH IN CRISIS | 47 |
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20th century abstract adventure Allan Combs anthropological anthroposphere archaic artificial machine awareness barbarism become biological biosphere blind civilizational civilize the Earth collapse compartmentalized concrete universal consciousness cosmic cosmos crisis cultures Damoclean death degradation democracy democratic destiny disorder diversity earthly ecological ecology of action economic Edgar Morin emerged empire ethnic groups Europe European everywhere fellowship fragmented fraternity future global goals henceforth Homeland Earth hominization Homo sapiens humankind Hydro-Québec hyperspecialized idea identity ignores individual involves Iron Age Jean-Marie Pelt knowledge living logic million modern Morin myth nation-state nations nature Nazism norms organization Ottoman Empire planet Planetary Era Planetary Iron Age politics of humanity polycultural population possible principle problems progress realism reality reform in thinking regeneration regression religion religious resistance revolution salvation sciences social socialist societies species spread struggle technobureaucratic technoscience threat totalitarian transformation uncertainty underdevelopment unity universe Walter Benjamin Western whole