num_pages: 448
description: "Function: The WHOLE EARTH CATALOG functions as an evaluation &amp; access device. With it, the user should know better what is worth getting &amp; where and how to do the getting. An item is listed in the CATALOG if it is deemed: Useful as a tool, Relevant to independent education, High quality or low cost, Not already common knowledge, Easily available by mail. Catalog listings are continually revised according to the experience &amp; suggestions of CATALOG users &amp; staff. Purpose:We are as gods &amp; might as well get good at it. So far, remotely done power &amp; glory—as via government, big business, formal education, church—has succeeded to the point where gross defects obscure actual gains. In response to this dilemma &amp; to these gains a realm of intimate, personal power is developing—power of the individual to conduct his own education, find his own inspiration, shape his own environment &amp; share his adventure with whoever is interested. Tools that aid this process are sought &amp; promoted by the WHOLE EARTH CATALOG."
language: English
title: The Last Whole Earth Catalogue: Access to Tools
titlecomplete: The Last Whole Earth Catalogue: Access to Tools
genres: Science, Reference, Philosophy, Counter Culture, Technology, Design, Sustainability, Cultural, Nonfiction, Environment
ratings_count: 270
series: Whole Earth Catalog
awards: awardedAt: 63100800000
name: National Book Award
category: Contemporary Affairs