This reminds me of the best of Derrick Jensen’s work. Starting with his introduction, he expresses what it means to be living within civilization, and how it feels. This book is an in-depth introduction to a new movement, and shows why a growing number of people are calling civilization itself into question.Ī further strength, which I find quite moving, is the voice and tone Enrico has used to write this book. In Italy, Liberi Dalla Civilta joins the work of such scholars and writers as Stefano Boni and Alberto Prunetti. It is, to my knowledge, the most comprehensive treatment of civilization critique in any language. Necrophilia and Technology: the Dead World of CivilizationĮnrico Manicardi has given us a book of great importance. Cold Comfort: A Critique of Modern Comfortsĥ. Technicist Ethics, Technical Propaganda: Technology as a Tool for PowerĤ.
Against So-Called Neutrality in TechnologyĢ. Tools and Technology: The Psychological Approach to Technologyġ. Part 5: The Technological Imperative (A critique of technology)Ģ. Mercantilism: Dirty Business, Slavish System Assault of Production, Resistance to Development Poverty and Civilization: Money as the Architect of Povertyħ. The Genesis of the Economic Model: From Giving Freely to Demanding RewardĤ. The Lie of Homo Economicus and the Give and Take Attitudeġ. What is Economics? Economics is Thievery!Ģ. Part 4: The Power of the Economy (A critique of economics)ġ. Fear, Aggression, Violence: Birth of War, Disavowal of War Fear of Death, Fear of Life: Unhappiness in Civil SocietyĢ. The Politics of Terror, Politics as Terror Fear as the Psychological Foundation of Civilizationġ. Part 3: The Doctrine of Fear (A critique of fear) Chronocracy: The Tyranny of Time in the Civilized World From Numerical Absolutism to the Absolutism of Reason: Abstract Analytic Thought as Dogmaħ. Mathematics is Not an Opinion: the Concept of “Numbers” and its Absolutizing ValenceĦ. In the Shadow of Babel: the birth of language and its meaningĥ. Take Up Art and Place the World Apart: Art as a Substitute Effectģ. The Symbolic Foundations of Social Control: ritual, art, myth, religionsĢ. Culture as Programmatic Separation and IsolationĢ. Part 2: The Primacy of Symbolic Culture (A critique of culture) Will Civilization Eventually Manage to Put the Stars in Line? The Rebellion Against the Rule of Scienceģ. Conscious Domination, Unconscious Ideology: knowledge as powerĢ. Social Stratification and the End of Equality among Humansħ. Order or Harmony: Egocentric mentality or egocentric perspectives?Ħ. Part 1: The Mentality of Domination (A critique of domination)Ģ.