The delusion of progress
Subtitle: a fallacy of Western society
By: Pierre A. Chomat ; translated from the French by Victoria Dare.
Publisher: Universal Publishers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Boca Raton
Language: eng
Subjects: Social evolution.; Social problems.; Social change.; Civilization, Modern.; Materialism -- Social aspects.
Work titles: Où va l'humanité?
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Man and his ego-systems; title: Why development?; title: Do we still exist?; title: Our ego-systems; title: Insatiable society; title: Pampered beings; title: Ego-systems cover the globe; title: Development to excess; title: Beyond consumerism; title: Democracy made in Washington; title: Imperial ethic; title: Science dogmas; title: You don't stop progress!; title: Devoutly yours; title: The clergy of science; title: The camel-drivers of Hassi R'mel; title: Trekking in Chad; title: Why so fast?; title: Counter to culture; title: The fate of the industrial wave; title: All things wear away; title: The energy wave; title: Forbidden growth; title: Riding progress; title: Descent of the industrial wave; title: Peak of man's irresponsibility; title: Humanity plays with fire; title: Immature man; title: Worrisome skies; title: Global imbalance; title: The deathblow; title: Via sapiens; title: Existential questions; title: A culture of opportunism; title: Fundamentalism of progress; title: Irresponsible design; title: Where is man heading?