Description
| Product ID: | 9781772126242 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Making Wonderful |
| Subtitle: | Ideological Roots of Our Eco-Catastrophe |
| Authors: | Author: Martin M. Tweedale |
| Page Count: | 464 |
| Subjects: | Ancient, classical and medieval texts, Classical texts, Philosophy, Religion and beliefs, Economic theory and philosophy, Environmentalist thought and ideology, Philosophy, Religion & beliefs, Economic theory & philosophy, Environmentalist thought & ideology |
| Description: | Documents how the West came to have an ideology that has promoted environmentally destructive economic expansion. In Making Wonderful, Martin M. Tweedale tells how an ideology in the West energized an economic expansion that has led to ecological disaster. He takes us back to the rise of cities and autocratic rulers, analyzing how respect for custom and tradition gave way to the dominance of top-down rational planning and organization. Then in response came a highly attractive myth of an eventual future rid of all of humankind''s ills, one in which life would be “made wonderful.” Originating in Zoroastrianism and, through Jewish apocalyptic works, flowing into early Christianity, this myth produced utopian beliefs that set the West apart from the other civilizations. Tweedale shows how these beliefs became popular among Western elites in the early modern period and eventually resulted in the distinctly Western doctrine of progress. This doctrine, an almost religious faith in the capacity of science and technology to improve human life, released economic expansion from traditional constraints and has led to our current environmental emergency. Exploring sources from philosophy, religion, and the history of ideas, Making Wonderful is for all readers who are intellectually curious about the roots of our eco-catastrophe. |
| Imprint Name: | University of Alberta Press |
| Publisher Name: | University of Alberta Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-03-08 |
