ENSC 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: David Suzuki, Population Control, Reproductive Health
11 Jan 2017
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As a source of global emphasis on science/technology. As a partial or major cause of unsustainable society. Use western knowledge - but not be limited to it. Other ways of knowing offer key alternatives. Will likely include a mix of current and alternate paradigms. Western/christian paradigm establishes separation of man & nature. Dominance of science and technology in western culture. Mentions alternatives, even in christianity, not successful at his time. We shall continue to have a worsening ecologic crisis until we reject the christian axiom that nature has no reason for existence save to serve man. Technology-based solutions vs. those that require behaviour changes. The population problem cannot be solved in a technical way . If resources are free/shared, there is pressure to use them up as fast as possible. Ruin is the destination toward which all men rush, each pursuing his own best interest in society that believes in the freedom of the common.
