Description
Book SynopsisGreening the Past argues that "western civilization" is rapidly approaching a crisis unique in world history, and that a new world-view now emerging is best encapsulated by a Green, anarchist-ecological analysis. The approach outlined in this book embraces general systems theory and recent discoveries in physics as well as key philosophical issues such as the nature of time, objectivity and causality, and an eco-psychological view of human nature. It includes new interpretations of the place of myth and language in historical writing and urges a re-evaluation of the dialectical method.
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction: Why We Need a Green Philosophy of History Chapter 2 The End of Civilization as We Know It: Paradigm Shifts and the Unraveling of the Western Synthesis Chapter 3 The West and the Writing of History Chapter 4 The Shift Begins: The New Physics and Systems Theory Chapter 5 Western Causality and History Chapter 6 Psychology and History Chapter 7 Language and History Chapter 8 Myth and History Chapter 9 History and Dialectic Chapter 10 Foundations of the New Paradigm
