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9780773450561

The World Energy Crisis and the Task of Retrenchment: Reaching the Peak of Oil Production

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  • ISBN13:

    9780773450561

  • ISBN10:

    0773450564

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-10-19
  • Publisher: Edwin Mellen Pr
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Summary

Due to the unanticipated arrival of peak energy production, retrenchment and scarcity will now be the themes of intemational discourse. This work probes the philosophical assumptions behind the world's planning lapse and how the sudden confrontation will affect our political and economic institutions.

Author Biography

Dr. Seymour Itzkoff received his Emeritus Professor Smith College doctoral degree in philosophy of education from Columbia University. He retired from Smith College as Emeritus Professor after 35 years of service.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introductionp. 1
Prologue - Paradigm Shiftp. 9
Warning - Revolutionp. 11
The Fossil Energy Age Ends: Facts and Inferencesp. 31
Renewables and Our Energy Futurep. 53
Prologue - Reason Astrayp. 71
The High Bar of Modernityp. 75
The Moral Failure of Modern Liberalismp. 95
Why Islamic Hatred of the Westp. 117
Environment vs. Biology: Our Future in Questionp. 129
The Eugenics Revolution and Human Naturep. 157
Liberalism vs. Conservatism: The Unwinding of a Debatep. 171
Prologue - Light at the Distancep. 189
Population Overshootp. 191
Human Capital: Secularism and Democracyp. 207
How Diverse a World?p. 223
Epiloguep. 237
Bibliographyp. 243
Indexp. 255
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