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Philosophy And The Environmental Crisis: Foundation For A New Technological Paradigm, David M. Rice
Philosophy And The Environmental Crisis: Foundation For A New Technological Paradigm, David M. Rice
Senior Scholar Papers
This work is meant to provide an analysis of some of the basic philosophical considerations which will have to be made in order to effect the favorable resolution of an environmental crisis. I begin by defining what I mean by "environmental crisis" and what the evidence for the existence of such a crisis seems to be, though I draw no conclusions here. I examine also the concept of the "technological myth," that is, the belief that all human problems can be solved by increased technology alone. The main thesis of the work is the need for a new "technological paradigm." …
Spring Into Summer : A Novel, Jeff Wuorio
Spring Into Summer : A Novel, Jeff Wuorio
Senior Scholar Papers
Spring into Summer is a novel based on my experiences as a student living in London for a year. The central character, an American under-graduate student studying history, attempts to complete a piece of work by his older brother who is killed in a car accident several months prior to his brother's departure for England. The narrative traces the younger brother's efforts and eventual failure to work on the history; in so doing, he also fails to become more like his older brother whom he greatly loved and admired. Thus, a doppelganger, or "Double" of sorts is used.
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High Anxiety, Andy Plante