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,AU?OR 3 ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 

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,?IS BOOK /&S ON ITS [N GR\ND & PROJECTS A COH]5T !ORY ( SOCIAL ECOLOGY ?AT IS 9DEP5D5T ( ! CONV5TIONAL WISDOM ( \R TIME4 ,BUT WE ALL /& ON ! %\LD]S ( O!RS1 IF ONLY-9 T]MS ( ! PROBLEMS !Y RAIS$ & WE >E OBLIG$ TO RESOLVE4 

,?US1 ,I [E A GREAT DEAL TO ! WORK ( ,MAX ,WEB]1 ,MAX ,HORKHEIM]1 ,!ODOR ,ADORNO1 & ,K>L ,POLANYI1 :O ALL SO BRILLIANTLY ANTICIPAT$ ! PROBLEMS ( DOM9ATION & ! CRISES ( REASON1 SCI5CE1 & TE*NICS ?AT BELEAGU] US TODAY4 ,I HAVE TRI$ TO RESOLVE !SE ISSUES BY FOLL[+ 9TELLECTUAL PA?WAYS OP5$ BY ! AN>*I/ ?9K]S ( ! PREVI\S C5TURY1 P>TICUL>LY ,PET] ,KROPOTK9'S NATURAL & SOCIAL MUTUALISM4 ,I DO NOT %>E HIS COMMITM5T TO CONF$]ALISM BAS$ ON CONTRACT & EX*ANGE1 & ,I F9D HIS NOTION ( 0SOCIALITY0 7:I* ,I P]SONALLY 9T]PRET TO MEAN 0SYMBIOTIC MUTUALISM07 AMONG NONHUMAN ORGANISMS A BIT SIMPLI/IC4 ,H[EV]1 ,KROPOTK9 IS UNIQUE 9 HIS EMPHASIS ON ! NE$ = A RECONCILIATION ( HUMANITY ) NATURE1 ! ROLE ( MUTUAL AID 9 NATURAL & SOCIAL EVOLUTION1 HIS HATR$ ( HI]>*Y1 & HIS VISION ( A NEW TE*NICS BAS$ ON DEC5TRALIZATION & HUMAN SCALE4 ,I BELIEVE ?AT SU* A LIB]T>IAN SOCIAL ECOLOGY CAN AVOID ! DUALI/IC1 NEO-,KANTIAN IDEOLOGIES SU* AS /RUCTURALISM & MANY COMMUNICATION !ORIES-A DUALISM V]Y MU* 9 VOGUE TODAY4 ,TO KN[ ! DEVELOPM5T ( DOM9ATION1 TE*NICS1 SCI5CE1 & SUBJECTIVITY-! LATT] 9 NATURAL HI/ORY AS WELL AS 9 HUMAN-IS TO F9D ! UNIFY+ ?READS ?AT OV]COME ! DISJUNCTIONS BETWE5 NONHUMAN & HUMAN NATURE4 

,MY 9TELLECTUAL DEBT TO ,DORO?Y ,LEE & ,PAUL ,RAD9 9 AN?ROPOLOGY IS 5ORM\S1 & ,I *]I% ! TIME ,I 5C\NT]$ ! WORK ( ,E4 ,A4 ,GUTK9D & ,M>T9 ,BUB]'S UTOPIAN REFLECTIONS4 ,I HAVE F\ND ,HANS ,JONAS'S ,PH5OM5ON ( ,LIFE AN EV]-REFRE%+ S\RCE ( 9SPIRATION 9 NATURE PHILOSOPHY AS WELL AS A BOOK ( R>E /YLI/IC GRACE4 ,= ! RE/1 ,I HAVE DRAWN UPON SO VA/ A CULTURAL TRADITION ?AT IT W\LD BE MEAN+LESS TO SADDLE ! READ] ) NAMES2 ?IS TRADITION APPE>S ?R\<\T ! BOOK & H>DLY REQUIRES DEL9EATION4 

,I AM 9DEBT$ TO ,MI*AEL ,RIORDAN1 :O WAS MORE ?AN A ZEAL\S $ITOR & SYMPA!TIC PUBLI%]4 ,HIS METICUL\S READ+ ( ?IS BOOK1 HIS KE5LY 9TELLIG5T QU]IES1 HIS SE>*+ CRITICISMS1 & HIS DEM& = CONCIS5ESS & CL>ITY HAVE MADE ?IS BOOK MORE ACCESSIBLE TO ! ,ANGLO-,AM]ICAN READ] ?AN ,I MI<T HAVE BE5 9CL9$ TO DO4 ,= A ,EUROPEAN P]SPECTIVE1 ,I MU/ ?ANK MY DE> FRI5D1 ,K>L-,LUDWIG ,S*IBEL1 :O1 9 READ+ ! OP5+ *APT]S1 BR\<T TO !M ! SOPHI/ICAT$ QU]IES ( HIS /UD5TS AT ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ,FRANKFURT & OBLIG$ ME TO EXAM9E ISSUES ?AT ,I W\LD HAVE ORD9>ILY IGNOR$4 ,RI*>D ,M]RILL1 LIKE ,MI*AEL ,RIORDAN1 WAS AN 5DLESS S\RCE ( >TICLES & DATA FROM :I* ! SCI5TIFIC MAT]IAL 9 ! ,EPILOGUE IS D]IV$4 ,TO HAVE SO ABLE & ABSORB+ A BIOLOGI/ AT H& IS MORE ?AN A PRIVILEGE2 IT IS AN 9TELLECTUAL DELICACY4 ,I WI% TO ?ANK ,L9DA ,GOODMAN1 AN EXCELL5T >TI/1 = BR++ H] TAL5TS AS >T DIRECTOR TO ! DESIGN+ ( ?IS BOOK & = R5D]+ IT ES!TICALLY ATTRACTIVE4 ,I HAVE HAD ! B5EFIT ( HI<LY SYMPA!TIC COPY $ITORS1 P>TICUL>LY ,NAOMI ,/E9FELD1 :O EXHIBIT$ A REM>KABLE UND]/&+ ( MY IDEAS & 9T5TIONS4 

,9 WRIT+ ,! ,ECOLOGY ( ,FRE$OM1 ,I HAVE HAD ! SUPPORT ( MANY PEOPLE1 A FEW ( :OM ,I W\LD LIKE TO CITE H]E APPRECIATIVELY4 ,MY ?ANKS GO \T TO ,AMADEO ,B]TOLO1 ,G9A ,BLUM5FELD1 ,DEBBIE ,BOOK*91 ,JOSEPH ,BOOK*91 ,ROB]T ,CASSIDY1 ,DAN ,*ODORK(F1 ,JOHN ,CL>K1 ,JANE ,COLEMAN1 ,ROSELLA ,DI,LEO1 ,DAVID & ,%IRLEY ,EIS51 ,YNE/RA ,K+1 ,ALLAN ,KURTZ1 ,WAYNE ,HAYES1 ,BRETT ,PORTMAN1 ,DMITRI ,R\SSOP\LOS1 ,TR5T ,S*ROY]1 & MY COLLEAGUES AT ,RAMAPO ,COLLEGE ( ,NEW ,J]SEY & ! ,9/ITUTE = ,SOCIAL ,ECOLOGY 9 ,V]MONT4 ,I C\LD NOT HAVE BEGUN WRIT+ ?IS BOOK 9 ! E>LY #a#i#gS )\T A GRANT FROM ! ,RAB9[ITZ ,F\NDATION1 NOR C\LD ,I HAVE COMPLET$ IT A DECADE LAT] )\T ! SABBATICAL YE> PROVID$ TO ME BY ,RAMAPO ,COLLEGE4 

,?IS HAS BE5 A WAYW>D BOOK ?AT HAS TAK5 ON A LIFE ( ITS [N4 ,SO ,I CANNOT REFRA9 FROM CLOS+ !SE ACKN[L$GM5TS ) ! EXQUISITE REM>KS 7ALL FAIL+S ( G5D] ASIDE7 ( MY FAVORITE UTOPIAN1 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS3 

,M5 FI<T & LOSE ! BATTLE1 & ! ?+ !Y F\<T = COMES AB\T 9 SPITE ( !IR DEFEAT1 & :5 IT COMES TURNS \T NOT TO BE :AT !Y MEANT1 & O!R M5 HAVE TO FI<T = :AT !Y MEANT UND] ANO!R NAME4 

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7,WE >E 5ABL$ TO CONCLUDE ?AT ! LESSON :I* MAN D]IVES FROM BO? ! /UDY ( ,NATURE & HIS [N HI/ORY IS ! P]MAN5T PRES5CE ( A D\BLE T5D5CY -- T[>DS A GREAT] DEVELOPM5T ON ! ONE SIDE ( SOCIALITY1 &1 ON ! O!R SIDE1 ( A CONSEQU5T 9CREASE 9 ! 9T5SITY ( LIFE 4 4 4 4 ,?IS D\BLE T5D5CY IS A DI/9CTIVE *>ACT]I/IC ( LIFE 9 G5]AL4 ,IT IS ALWAYS PRES5T1 & BELONGS TO LIFE1 AS ONE ( ITS ATTRIBUTES1 :ATEV] ASPECTS LIFE MAY TAKE ON \R PLANET OR ELSE:]E4 ,& ?IS IS NOT A METAPHYSICAL ASS]TION ( ! 0UNIV]SALITY ( ! MORAL LAW10 OR A M]E SUPPOSITION4 ,)\T ! CONT9UAL GR[? ( SOCIALITY1 & CONSEQU5TLY ( ! 9T5SITY & V>IETY ( S5SATIONS1 LIFE IS IMPOSSIBLE47 

,PET] ,KROPOTK91 ,E?ICS 

,WE >E =GETT+ H[ TO GIVE PRES5TS4 ,VIOLATION ( ! EX*ANGE PR9CIPLE HAS SOME?+ NONS5SICAL & IMPLAUSIBLE AB\T IT2 H]E & !RE EV5 *ILDR5 EYE ! GIV] SUSPICI\SLY1 AS IF ! GIFT W]E M]ELY A TRICK TO SELL !M BRU%ES OR SOAP4 ,9/EAD WE HAVE *>ITY1 ADM9I/]$ B5EFIC5CE1 ! PLANN$ PLA/]+-OV] ( SOCIETY'S VISIBLE SORES4 ,9 I TS ORGANIZ$ OP]ATIONS !RE IS NO LONG] ROOM = HUMAN IMPULSES1 9DE$1 ! GIFT IS NECESS>ILY ACCOMPANI$ BY HUMILIATION ?R\< ITS DI/RIBUTION1 ITS JU/ ALLOCATION1 9 %ORT1 ?R\< TREATM5T ( ! RECIPI5T AS AN OBJECT4 

,!ODOR ,ADORNO1 ,M9IMA ,MORALIA 

,ONTOLOGY AS ! GR\ND ( E?ICS WAS ! ORIG9AL T5ET ( PHILOSOPHY4 ,!IR DIVORCE1 :I* IS ! DIVORCE ( ! 0OBJECTIVE0 & 0SUBJECTIVE0 REALMS1 IS ! MOD]N DE/9Y4 ,!IR REUNION CAN BE EFFECT$1 IF AT ALL1 ONLY FROM ! 0OBJECTIVE0 5D1 ?AT IS TO SAY1 ?R\< A REVISION ( ! IDEA ( NATURE4 ,& IT IS BECOM+ RA!R ?AN ABID+ NATURE :I* W\LD HOLD \T ANY SU* PROMISE4 ,FROM ! IMMAN5T DIRECTION ( ITS TOTAL EVOLUTION !RE MAY BE ELICIT$ A DE/9ATION ( MAN BY :OSE T]MS ! P]SON1 9 ! ACT ( FULFILL+ HIMSELF1 W\LD AT ! SAME TIME REALIZE A CONC]N ( UNIV]SAL SUB/ANCE4 ,H5CE W\LD RESULT A PR9CIPLE ( E?ICS :I* IS ULTIMATELY GR\ND$ NEI!R 9 ! AUTONOMY ( ! SELF NOR 9 ! NE$S ( ! COMMUNITY1 BUT 9 AN OBJECTIVE ASSIGNM5T BY ! NATURE ( ?+S4 

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