Launching the new enlightenment
Subtitle: the reaffirmation of the social contract
By: Michael Jaffey
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Norh Charleston, South Carolina
Language: eng
Number of pages: 355
ISBN-13: 9781492977933
Subjects: Global environmental change; Social aspects; Social psychology; Philosophy; Environmental policy; Climatic changes; Effect of human beings on
Description: "It is a mark of our governing institutions' failure that we have not ended the absurd cycle of boom and bust, nor ended poverty, inexcusable in our wealthy society. And we continue to emit huge amounts of carbon into the atmosphere which supports all life on the planet. What this book does is set out the particular institutional reforms that will correct these failures, and restore Western Society, the heritage from ancient Greece and Rome, in a new, second Age of Enlightenment. To do this, we must reaffirm the great Social Contract inherited from the original Age of Enlightenment, that society's only justification is that it serve the people, not only 1% of the people. We must - and can - immediately end the Great Recession and launch the mega-projects to convert our society into a low committer of carbon, with an improved quality of life; transform our public finance system to enable a rational division between personal and public spending; and end the disgrace of a broadcasting system paid for by business corporations, to promote their wares and pollute the airwaves"--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.