The empathic civilization : the race to global consciousness in a world in crisis / Jeremy Rifkin.
| Author/creator | Rifkin, Jeremy |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : J.P. Tarcher/Penguin, ©2009. |
| Description | x, 674 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The hidden paradox of human history -- The new view of human nature -- A sentient interpretation of biological evolution -- Becoming human -- Rethinking the meaning of the human journey -- The ancient theological brain and patriarchal economy -- Cosmopolitan Rome and the rise of urban Christianity -- The soft industrial revolution of the late medieval era and the birth of humanism -- Ideological thinking in a modern market economy -- Psychological consciousness in a postmodern existential world -- The climb to global peak empathy -- The planetary entropic abyss -- The emerging era of distributed capitalism -- The theatrical self in an improvisational society -- Biosphere consciousness in a climax economy. |
| Abstract | Bestselling social critic Jeremy Rifkin shows that the disconnection between our vision for the world and our ability to realize that vision lies in the current state of human consciousness. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [643]-656) and index. |
| LCCN | 2009036616 |
| ISBN | 9781585427659 |
| ISBN | 1585427659 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | BJ1475 .R54 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |