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With the train of civilization hurtling at ever-increasing speed towards self-destruction, the most pressing question facing humanity in the 21st century is that of the preservation of life itself. Can Life Prevail? provides a radical yet firmly grounded perspective on the ecological problems threatening both the biosphere and human culture. With essays covering topics as diverse as animal rights, extinction, deforestation, terrorism and overpopulation, Can Life Prevail? makes the lucid, challenging writing of Linkola available to the English-speaking public for the first time. "By decimating its woodlands, Finland has created the grounds for prosperity. We can now thank prosperity for bringing us - among other things - two million cars, millions of glowing, electronic entertainment boxes, and many unneeded buildings to cover the green earth. Surplus wealth has led to gambling in the marketplace and rampant social injustice, whereby 'the common people' end up contributing to the construction of golf courses, five-star hotels, and holiday resorts, while fattening Swiss bank accounts. Besides, the people of wealthy countries are the most frustrated, unemployed, unhappy, suicidal, sedentary, worthless and aimless people in history. What a miserable exchange." -Pentti Linkola Kaarlo Pentti Linkola was born in Helsinki, Finland in 1932. Having spent most of his life working as a professional fisherman, he now continues to lead a simple existence in the country. A renowned figure in Finland, Linkola has published numerous books and essays on environmentalism since the 1960s. Today, he is among the foremost exponents of the philosophy of deep ecology. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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It's in that myopic view the holes in the worldview also open up as he expounds on the deep ecology vision later in the book, a world without trade, largely without machines, without transport. Yet he's sure to mention salt would have to be an exception since there isn't enough salt readily available in Finland for him to preserve his fish. Thus, again, all exceptions to rules exist to ensure his own comfortable continued existence without any disruptions.
Yet it's also obvious the man has a deeper connection to his surrounding nature than most eco activists ever have. Personal observations of animals, records of nesting birds kept over decades, constantly living in the ongoing ecological change and seeing the impact of industrial impact on nature from his own daily life, rather than in theory or in pictures, has obviously given him more pertinent insights than many eco activists have. His bemoaning of "greens" trying to protect invasive species because they're furry and cute, rather than domestic animals that aren't as photogenic, is one such sign.
The pronouncements of imminent doom make him (and many others) easily dismissed as crackpots or apocalypticists, being as we are comfortably living in the decades beyond in which he confidently, repeatedly, predicts the death of mankind at large. But between bouts of hyperbole and shortsightedness there's also a lot of gems sprinkled in that are worth considering. The radical ecological perspective is also worthy of consideration before dismissing, no matter the personal shortcomings of Linkola himself. ( )