Radical Prince : The Practical Vision of the Prince of Wales

by Lorimer, David

• ISBN13: 9780863154317
• ISBN10: 086315431X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-11-30
• Publisher: Floris Books

Summary

-- Reveals the Prince's views on agriculture, ecology, health, religion, architecture, education and business-- Illuminates for the first time the coherence and radical nature of the Prince's philosophyThis is the first book to provide an explanatory overview of the Prince of Wales' philosophy, revealing the coherence of his ideas on ecology, organic agriculture, holistic health, religion, architecture and education.In this eye-opening book, David Lorimer outlines the radical thinking that underpins the Prince’s vision and the ways in which he has translated this into practical projects with The Prince's Trust, The Prince's Foundation, The Duchy of Cornwall, the Prince's Foundation for Integrated Health and the Prince of Wales' International Business Leaders Forum.Prince Charles is frequently criticized in the media for his outspokenness. In this book the reader will discover the truth of the Prince’s vision.

Author Biography

David Lorimer is Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network, an international group of academics and professionals dedicated to open-minded exploration of the boundaries of science.

Table of Contents

Introduction: A Time to Heal	p. 13
Sustaining the Web of Life	p. 25
The Web of Life--The New Philosophy of Biology and Ecology	p. 25
Sacred Depths in Nature	p. 27
Mechanism vs. Organism--A Battle of Metaphors	p. 35
The Gaia Hypothesis--Mutuality in Action	p. 39
Only Connect--An Ecological Worldview	p. 41
The Reith Lecture--A New Vision of Sustainability	p. 43
The World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED)	p. 54
Environmental Security and the Precautionary Principle	p. 61
Rainforests and Timber	p. 67
Water and the Seas	p. 73
Working with the Grain: Organic Agriculture and Gardening	p. 79
The Future of Food: Competing Approaches to Agriculture	p. 79
Sir Albert Howard and the Origins of the Organic Movement	p. 87
The Prince's Philosophy of Agriculture	p. 96
The Great Organic Debate	p. 105
Highgrove and the Duchy of Cornwall	p. 108
The Garden at Highgrove	p. 116
Duchy Originals	p. 121
GMOs--Seeds of Doubt?	p. 124
The Future of Rural Communities	p. 140
The Healing Path: Towards an Integrated Medicine	p. 147
Landmarks in the Holistic Health Movement	p. 147
Competing Philosophies of Medicine	p. 153
The Biomedical and Mind-Body Models	p. 155
A Medicine of the Spirit	p. 162
The Prince's Case for Holistic Medicine	p. 166
Spirituality in Psychiatry	p. 170
The Prince's Foundation for Integrated Health	p. 178
Steps towards an Integrated Medicine	p. 181
The Prince's Work with Cancer	p. 188
CAM Research--What Next?	p. 191
Hospital Design--Building for Recovery	p. 195
Integrated Medicine and Integrated Health	p. 204
The Sense of the Sacred: The Prince as Defender of Faith	p. 207
Spirit in a Secular Age	p. 207
Living Traditions and the Perennial Philosophy	p. 212
Tradition and Modernism	p. 218
The Temenos Academy--Arts and the Imagination	p. 222
Islam and the West: a Deeper Connection	p. 226
VITA--Visual Islamic and Traditional Arts	p. 240
The Prince as Defender of Faith	p. 243
Worldviews in Transition: Towards a Spiritual Renaissance?	p. 249
The Golden Mean: Architecture and our Cultural Heritage--The Prince's Foundation	p. 255
Principles of Sacred Art and Architecture	p. 257
The Modernist Movement in Architecture	p. 264
The Prince's Vision of Britain	p. 270
The Prince's Foundation--an Overview	p. 285
Urban Planning--the Development of Poundbury	p. 290
Regeneration through Heritage--Urban Villages, The Phoenix Trust	p. 295
The Fulfilment of Potential: Education and the Prince's Trust	p. 305
Approaches to Education	p. 305
The Prince on Education	p. 309
The Prince's Trust--its Principles and History	p. 314
Core Programmes of the Prince's Trust	p. 321
Other Prince's Trust Programmes	p. 327
Responsible Action--Leadership, Business and the Community	p. 333
Business in the Community	p. 333
The Prince of Wales's International Business Leader's Forum	p. 339
Business and the Environment	p. 345
Globalization and Corporate Responsibility	p. 347
Conclusion: Timeless Roots and Radical Action	p. 357
The Prince's Principles	p. 357
The Monarchy, Philanthropy and Values	p. 364
Ahead of His Time	p. 370
Science and the Spirit	p. 381
The Modern Ideology of Scientism	p. 381
A New Science of Consciousness	p. 386
Science and Religion in Dialogue	p. 392
Endnotes	p. 395
Resources	p. 411
Bibliography	p. 412
Index	p. 419
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