The Fate of Nature: Rediscovering Our Ability to Rescue the Earth
Charles Wohlforth, Author . St. Martin's/Dunne $25.99 (434p) ISBN 978-0-312-37737-3
Are we, by nature, like hermit crabs, wearing “discarded snail shells as armor against other hermit crabs, whom they attack in hopes of getting a better shell?” This wide-ranging book confronts the “competitive paradigm” to contend that “stronger than our greed and materialism, most of us feel a connection to other people, to animals and wild places, and when we're faced with a choice between meaning and material gain, we prefer fairness and the bonds of the heart over getting ahead.” Wohlforth,
Reviewed on: 03/01/2010
Release date: 06/01/2010
Genre: Nonfiction
Hardcover - 434 pages - 9780312377373
Paperback - 434 pages - 9780312572976
Open Ebook - 448 pages - 9781429924054