{"product_id":"filters-against-folly-paperback","title":"Filters against Folly - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGarrett Hardin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"For 20 years Garrett Hardin has been our most hardnosed thinker about ecological problems...\u003ci\u003eFilters Against Folly\u003c\/i\u003e makes provocative reading.\" -- Michael Crichton \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The ecological problems facing our world present a forum for experts to offer slogans and solutions on all sides of the issue, but leave most of us confused and unsure of the future. In this bracing book, Garrett Hardin offers a plan for clear thinking about these dangers. He shows how the filters of \u003ci\u003eliteracy, \u003c\/i\u003eunderstanding what words really mean; \u003ci\u003enumeracy, \u003c\/i\u003e being able to quantify and interpret information; and \u003ci\u003eecolacy, \u003c\/i\u003eassessment of complex interactions over time, can allow anyone to make sensible judgments about ecological issues--even in the face of a barrage of confusing expertise. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eFilters Against Folly\u003c\/i\u003e offers an antidote to some of the more perverse and dangerous irrationalities of our time: wishful self-delusion, educated incapacity, and foolhardy optimism...If ever this book were needed, it is needed today.\" -- Lynton K. Caldwell, School of Public Environmental Affairs, Indiana University\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGarrett Hardin \u003c\/b\u003e(1915-2003) was a renowned ecologist and philosopher who warned societies about both overpopulation and excessive consumption. His works include \u003ci\u003eFilters Against Folly: How to Survive Despite Economists, Ecologists, and the Merely Eloquent \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLiving Within Limits: Ecology, Economics, and Population Taboos. \u003c\/i\u003eHe taught biology and environmental studies at the University of California at Santa Barbara.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 8.3 x 5.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 1986\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759244214560,"sku":"9780140077292","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6561b802b6694c8976e520df470c0099.webp?v=1780146635","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/filters-against-folly-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}