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Rebirth of the Sacred

Science, Religion, and the New Environmental Ethos

By: Robert Nadeau

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Rebirth of the Sacred

Science, Religion, and the New Environmental Ethos

By: Robert Nadeau

The author of this book argues that a dialogue between the truths of science and religion could enhance the prospects of resolving the environmental crisis.

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Oxford University Press

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0199942366

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The Wealth of Nature

How Mainstream Economics Has Failed the Environment

By: Robert L. Nadeau

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The Wealth of Nature

How Mainstream Economics Has Failed the Environment

By: Robert L. Nadeau

Virtually all large-scale damage to the global environment is caused by economic activities, and the vast majority of economic planners in both business and government coordinate these activities on the basis of guidelines and prescriptions from neoclassical economic theory. In this hard-hitting book, Robert Nadeau demonstrates that the claim that neoclassical economics is a science comparable to the physical sciences is totally bogus and that our failure to recognize and deal with this fact constitutes the greatest single barrier to the timely resolution of the crisis in the global environment. Neoclassical economic theory is premised on the belief that the "invisible hand"— Adam Smith's metaphor for forces associated with the operation of the "natural laws of economics"—regulates the workings of market economies. Nadeau reveals that Smith's understanding of these laws was predicated on assumptions from eighteenth-century metaphysics and that the creators of neoclassical economics incorporated this view of the "lawful" mechanisms of free-market systems into a mathematical formalism borrowed wholesale from mid-nineteenth-century physics. The strategy used by these economists, all of whom had been trained as engineers, was as simple as it was absurd—they substituted economic variables for the physical variables in the equations of this physics. Strangely enough, this claim was widely accepted and the fact that neoclassical economics originated in a bastardization of mid-nineteenth-century physics was soon forgotten. Nadeau makes a convincing case that the myth that neoclassical economic theory is a science has blinded us to the fact that there is absolutely no basis in this theory for accounting for the environmental impacts of economic activities or for positing viable economic solutions to environmental problems. The unfortunate result is that the manner in which we are now coordinating global economic activities is a program for ecological disaster, and we may soon arrive at the point where massive changes in the global environment will threaten the lives of billions of people. To avoid this prospect, Nadeau argues that we must develop and implement an environmentally responsible economic theory and describes how this can be accomplished.

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Columbia University Press

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0231507763

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9780231507769

The Environmental Endgame

Mainstream Economics, Ecological Disaster, and Human Survival

By: Robert Nadeau

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The Environmental Endgame

Mainstream Economics, Ecological Disaster, and Human Survival

By: Robert Nadeau

Makes an original effort to articulate the concerns of scientists, in such a way that they become the real-life, tangible concerns of people around the world. This book changes the way we think about our economy, our government, and the environment. It is suitable for those who care about the abuse of planet Earth and what can be done about it.

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Rutgers University Press

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0813538122

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9780813538129

On the Emergence Theme of Physics

By: Robert Carroll

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On the Emergence Theme of Physics

By: Robert Carroll

The book surveys mathematical relations between classical and quantum mechanics, gravity, time and thermodynamics from various points of view and many sources (with appropriate attribution). The emergence theme is developed with an emphasis on the meaning via mathematics. A background theme of Bohemian mechanics and connections to the quantum equivalence principle of Matone et al. is also developed in great detail. Some original work relating the quantum potential and Ricci flow is also included.

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World Scientific

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9814291803

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9789814291804

The Trials and Triumphs

By: Robert R. Fournier

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The Trials and Triumphs

By: Robert R. Fournier

This is the story of my life. The bad things that happened to me as I grew up and the good things that happened along the way. That is why I titled it, A Life of Trials and Triumphs. I wanted to do this for my children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. The things that happened to me and how I overcame them and even though I overcame them I have a life that is now a happy pleasant and loving one. Especially after I received Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. He changed my life and he is the center of everything that I do and say. Now that I am approaching the age of 82, I can say that I am content and happy. I want to do the best that I can in serving the Lord and spreading his word to those who need it. And to do my best for him each day that I am given. I thank and praise him everyday. I was born in Central Falls, Rhode Island. At the age of seven we moved to Long Island, New York and then at eleven we moved to Ohio. I have lived there ever since. When I was 17, I enlisted in the United States Navy during World War 2. When I got out of the Navy, I became a Police Officer and this was a position that I really enjoyed. I worked at the Police Department and I did it for 51 years. At the age of 51, I accepted Jesus Christ as my personal savior, and have been serving him ever since and will continue to serve him the best that I can and I know how until I go to be with him.

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Xulon Press

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1607914751

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Rebirth of the Sacred

Science, Religion, and the New Environmental Ethos

By: Robert Nadeau

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Science, Religion, and the New Environmental Ethos

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The author of this book argues that a dialogue between the truths of science and religion could enhance the prospects of resolving the environmental crisis.

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Oxford University Press

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The Environmental Endgame

Mainstream Economics, Ecological Disaster, and Human Survival

By: Robert L. Nadeau

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The Environmental Endgame

Mainstream Economics, Ecological Disaster, and Human Survival

By: Robert L. Nadeau

For decades, scholars have warned of an impending global environmental crisis. Yet politicians, particularly in the United States, have consistently shown that they are not taking the threat seriously. Initiatives aimed at protecting the planet are commonly seen as belonging to a category unto themselves-the preserve of scientists and environmental enthusiasts. In this groundbreaking book, Robert L. Nadeau warns that we have moved menacingly close to a global environmental catastrophe and that to evade this fate we must stop drawing a distinction between issues that are "environmental" or "scientific" and those that reside in the sphere of "real life." Although scientists have attempted to bring ecological concerns to the forefront of global issues, problems are rarely communicated in ways that can be readily understood by those outside the scientific community. Bringing together perspectives from a variety of disciplines, including economics, politics, biology, and the history of science, The Environmental Endgame articulates the concerns of scientists in a way that they become the real-life, tangible concerns of people around the world. Nadeau asserts that we have entered a new phase of human history that cannot be one of separation and division but must be one of cooperation and mutual goals. Nadeau demonstrates that our current governmental and financial institutions, based on neoclassical economics, lack the mechanisms for implementing viable solutions to large-scale crises. Such steps cannot be taken without moving beyond the power politics of the nation-state system. The book concludes with a call to view the natural world as part of humanity, not separate from it. This unifying worldview would be a catalyst for implementing the international government organizations necessary to resolving the crisis. The Environmental Endgame is an ambitious and timely book that will change the way we think about our economy, our government, and the environment. It should be read by everyone who cares about the pervasive neglect and abuse of planet Earth and wants to know what can be done about it.

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Rutgers University Press

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0813539390

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S/He Brain

Science, Sexual Politics, and the Myths of Feminism

By: Robert Nadeau

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S/He Brain

Science, Sexual Politics, and the Myths of Feminism

By: Robert Nadeau

Since this "two-domain" distinction obviated the connection between biological reality and gender identity, it allowed gender identity to be viewed as a product of patriarchal cultural narratives - stories, myths, legends and the like invented by men in order to control and oppress women.

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Book's by Robert L. Nadeau

Rebirth of the Sacred

Rebirth of the Sacred

The Wealth of Nature

The Wealth of Nature

The Environmental Endgame

The Environmental Endgame

On the Emergence Theme of Physics

On the Emergence Theme of Physics

The Trials and Triumphs

The Trials and Triumphs

Rebirth of the Sacred

Rebirth of the Sacred

The Environmental Endgame

The Environmental Endgame

S/He Brain

S/He Brain

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