SOSC 1340 Lecture 16: January 25 - Lecture 16 Includes all the notes from lecture 16, taken on January 25, 2011
16 Oct 2011
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January 25 lecture 16 creative reading. Ayn rand (1905 1982: russian born american writer famous for her strong views on laissez-faire capitalism and individualism. Industry and the corporations need to stand up against the. Hippies : they, not the new left are the creators and guardians of wealth and freedom. George monbiot (1963 present: columnist for the guardian newspaper, environmentalist and political activist. A faustian pact: what is the story about, dr. faust makes a pact with the devil, through his servant. Mephistopheles: trades his soul for demonic powers that will allow him to command spirits to :fetch him everything he wants (p. 2, what he wants is a world of profit and delight. Our use of fossil fuels is a faustian pact (3) Positive feedback biosphere releases more carbon than it absorbs. Non-linearity = smooth transitions to sudden breaks: reversal of gulf stream: tropics become hotter while western europe freezes, house of cards effect on socio-economic conditions.
