IUF 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Land Ethic, Progress Trap, Synthetic Biology
20 Oct 2015
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The conundrum of consumption by alan thein durning: sidney quarrier- in 1990 on earth day, he calculated the impact he made on the earth, new three sacred treasures- colored televisions, air condition, tv. Japanese, one of the biggest consumer societies: consumer society- society that focuses on buying and consuming goods more that recycling. Focus is on buying the new trendy thing. Produces a lot of waste: salvaging the present by savaging the future, victor lebow- retailing analyst. Says that our productive economcy encourages us to consume goods and make it like a ritual. The land ethic by aldo leopold: the community concept- the individual is a member of a bigger community that has interdependent parts. Instincts prompt to compete but ethics prompt to co exist and respect: soil conservation district law- public will provide farmers with machinery and technical service for free if the farmers make their own laws about farming.
