Starting from Scratch

Lecture by Chris Wood, School of Philosophy, New York, March 14th 2015 As the 21st century unfolds it is clear that the major societal issues we face – climate change, energy and food security, poverty, the environment – are all interconnected and not susceptible to discrete solutions.  They are unl

Yanhua Ou
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Lecture by Chris Wood, School of Philosophy, New York, March 14th 2015

As the 21st century unfolds it is clear that the major societal issues we face – climate change, energy and food security, poverty, the environment – are all interconnected and not susceptible to discrete solutions. They are unlikely to be resolved by tinkering around the edges of our current economic system. What is required is a radical re-thinking of the subject that puts people first. In this talk some thoughts were offered on what this might mean.

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