This Civilisation is Finished by Rupert Read

With unremitting realism and yet defiant positivity, they engage each other in uncomfortable conversations about the end of Empire and what lies beyond. How can humanity mindfully navigate the inevitable descent ahead? Two critical thinkers here remove the rose-tinted glasses of much social and environmental commentary. In this week's edition of the Collapse Chronicles interview, I have the pleasure and honor of speaking with eco-philosopher (my term) Rupert Read. This book is for those ready to accept the full gravity of the human predicament - and to consider what in the world is to be done. This Civilisation is Finished: Conversations on the end of Empire - and what lies beyond Kindle Edition by Rupert Read (Author), Samuel Alexander (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 134 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 4.74 Read with Our Free App Paperback 29.61 9 New from 28.52 Industrial civilisation has no future. Unless humanity does something beautiful and unprecedented, the ending of industrial civilisation will take the form of collapse, which could mean a harrowing die-off of billions of people. Sooner rather than later this global capitalist system will come to an end, destroyed by its own ecological contradictions. The reckless combustion of fossil fuels means that Earth's climate is changing disastrously, in ways that cannot be resolved by piecemeal reform or technological innovation. This Civilisation is Finished by Rupert Read, 9780994282835, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. It requires limitless economic growth on a finite planet. With unremitting realism and yet defiant positivity, they engage each other in uncomfortable conversations about the end of Empire and what lies beyond.Industrial civilisation has no future. How can humanity mindfully navigate the inevitable descent ahead? Two critical thinkers here remove the rose-tinted glasses of much social and environmental commentary.

This book is for those ready to accept the full gravity of the human predicament - and to consider what in the world is to be done.

Sooner rather than later this global capitalist system will come to an end, destroyed by its own ecological contradictions. 3 hours ago &0183 &32 Inside Rupert Murdoch’s Succession Drama King Charles’s Coronation Highlights: The Royal Family Celebrates a Historic Day E. The reckless combustion of fossil fuels means that Earth's climate is changing disastrously, in ways that cannot be resolved by piecemeal reform or technological innovation.