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Danger and hope both drive Bill McKibben, a world-famous environmentalist. Concentrations of CO2 in the earth’s atmosphere are past the point of safety and rising, while people worldwide are embracing our biological need for community and its power.
“The task for civilization in the 21st century is to scramble back out of the danger zone to something that resembles safety. The best science tells us we may still have a window open. But not a really big window, and it’s closing pretty fast. So we darn well better get to work.”
How does a ‘durable future’ look?

Life and Living

By Paula GordonWed, 2009-08-19 17:04

Guest: Frederick Ferré

A gigantic page of history is turning over, leaving the "modern" behind after 350 years, reports philosopher Frederick Ferré. Say goodby to "the idea that everything’s dead and unconscious, that we can predict everything -- Descartes’ reductionism and materialism."

To help us navigate our way through unbelievably huge changes he sees ahead, Dr. Ferré has created a powerful new philosophy based on "kalogenesis" ("making beauty") in the face of death.

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