Unrestrained automobility, hedonism, individualism, and conspicuous consumption cannot be sustained because they take more than they give back. A spiritually impoverished world cannot be sustained because meaninglessness, anomie, and despair will corrode the desire to be sustained and the belief that humanity is worth sustaining. But these are the very things that distinguish the modern age from its predecessors, Genuine sustainability, in other words, will come not from superficial changes but from a deeper process akin to humankind growing up to a fuller stature.
Journey of the Universe is eloquent, accessible, and powerful, and conveys a sense of wonder ranging from the cosmos to the microcosm--in itself a co… - David W. Orr
Journey of the Universe is eloquent, accessible, and powerful, and conveys a sense of wonder ranging from the cosmos to the microcosm--in itself a co…
- David W. Orr
In an ecological perspective, in other words, there are few accidents or anomalies, only outcomes based on system structure and dynamics. Climate ch… - David W. Orr
In an ecological perspective, in other words, there are few accidents or anomalies, only outcomes based on system structure and dynamics. Climate ch…
The dialogue about sustainability is about a change in the human trajectory that will require us to rethink old assumptions and engage the large ques… - David W. Orr
The dialogue about sustainability is about a change in the human trajectory that will require us to rethink old assumptions and engage the large ques…
Unrestrained automobility, hedonism, individualism, and conspicuous consumption cannot be sustained because they take more than they give back. A spi… - David W. Orr
Unrestrained automobility, hedonism, individualism, and conspicuous consumption cannot be sustained because they take more than they give back. A spi…
Our true destiny...is a world built from the bottom up by competent citizens living in solid communities, engaged in and by their places. - David W. Orr
Our true destiny...is a world built from the bottom up by competent citizens living in solid communities, engaged in and by their places.
A summons home to the nature that nourishes the best human qualities of creativity, intelligence, connection, and compassion. - David W. Orr
A summons home to the nature that nourishes the best human qualities of creativity, intelligence, connection, and compassion.
It is not education, but education of a certain kind, that will serve us. And the current model of western, urban-centered, school-based, education, … - David W. Orr
It is not education, but education of a certain kind, that will serve us. And the current model of western, urban-centered, school-based, education, …
No institutions in modern society are better equipped to catalyze the necessary transition to a sustainable world than colleges and universities. The… - David W. Orr
No institutions in modern society are better equipped to catalyze the necessary transition to a sustainable world than colleges and universities. The…
It is much easier to make intellectual messes than it is to clarify complicated issues, especially when real solutions would challenge the status quo… - David W. Orr
It is much easier to make intellectual messes than it is to clarify complicated issues, especially when real solutions would challenge the status quo…
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