Title: Lean logic : a dictionary for the future and how to survive it /
Authors: Fleming, David, 1940-2010; Chamberlin, Shaun,
Year: 2016
Subjects: Umweltpolitik; Umweltökonomie; Umweltkrise.; Environmental economics Dictionaries.; Environmental policy Dictionaries.; Culture Economic aspects Dictionaries.; Civilization, Modern; SOCIAL SCIENCE Future Studies.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Environmental Economics.; POLITICAL SCIENCE Economic Conditions.; HISTORY Civilization.; PHILOSOPHY Social.; POLITICAL SCIENCE History & Theory.; REFERENCE Dictionaries.; PHILOSOPHY Reference.; Civilization, Modern.; Culture Economic aspects.; Environmental economics; Environmental policy.
Abstract: "Lean Logic is David Fleming's masterpiece, the product of more than thirty years' work and a testament to the creative brilliance of one of Britain's most important intellectuals. A dictionary unlike any other, it leads readers through Fleming's stimulating exploration of fields as diverse as culture, history, science, art, logic, ethics, myth, economics, and anthropology, being made up of four hundred and four engaging essay-entries covering topics such as Boredom, Community, Debt, Growth, Harmless Lunatics, Land, Lean Thinking, Nanotechnology, Play, Religion, Spirit, Trust, and Utopia. The threads running through every entry are Fleming's deft and original analysis of how our present market-based economy is destroying the very foundations--ecological, economic, and cultural--on which it depends, and his core focus: a compelling, grounded vision for a cohesive society that might weather the consequences.^