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,AU?OR 3 ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 

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,:AT ALT]NATIVES DO WE HAVE TO ! ANTIHUMANI/IC MOODS P]COLAT+ ?R\< ,EURO-,AM]ICAN CULTURE TODAY8 

,TO EXUDE NO?+ BUT OPTIMISM W\LD BE AS SIMPLI/IC AS ! PESSIMISM ,I HAVE CRITICIZ$ 9 ?IS BOOK4 ,:E!R A RATIONAL *OICE IS POSSIBLE BE=E ! PRES5T M>KET SOCIETY EXHAU/S ITSELF 9 A FR5ZY ( DE/RUCTION IS C]TA9LY DEBATABLE2 CAPITALISM -- :OSE CORROSIVE WORK+S >E ABETT$1 NOT DET]M9$1 BY AN EV] MORE P[]FUL TE*NOLOGY -- IS SPREAD+ 9TO ! REMOTE/ >EAS ( ! PLANET4 ,EUROPE & ,NOR? ,AM]ICA >E NOT ALONE 9 BE+ %AK5 TO !IR F\NDATIONS BY ! SY/EM !Y SPAWN$ LESS ?AN TWO C5TURIES AGO4 ,TODAY1 L>GE P>TS ( ,ASIA1 ,AFRICA & ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA HAVE ALSO BE5 SWEPT 9TO ITS FOLD4 ,CAPITAL HAS BECOME AS 'RHIZOMATIC' AS ANY?+ TREASUR$ BY ,GILLES ,DELEUZE & ,FELIX ,GUATT>I1 :OSE CONCEPTS PLAY NEATLY 9TO ! IMAG]Y ( GLOBAL CAPITALISM4 

,BUT :ATEV] MAY BE ! POSSIBILITIES = A RATIONAL SOCIETY 9 REALITY1 A S]I\S QUE/ION /ILL >ISES3 IS ! EXI/+ REALITY RATIONAL8 ,?\<T TOO MU/ DEVELOP ITS AG5DA1 SO TO SPEAK4 ,IT MU/ ALWAYS PROJECT IDEAS & !IR LOGIC BEYOND :AT IS GIV5 TO US AS ! IRRATIONAL 'REAL'4 ,! S]I\S ?9K] MU/ LOOK BEYOND ! 'REAL' TO SPECULATE :AT %\LD BE RA!R ?AN VALIDATE :AT IS4 ,BY :AT %\LD BE1 ,I MEAN ! V]Y REAL BUT LAT5T POSSIBILITY ( AN UNFOLD+ FRE$OM & SELFRCONSCI\SNESS SO TREASUR$ OV] C5TURIES ( ?\<T & SOCIAL ACTION4 ,AS ,M>X SO PI?ILY PUT IT3 ',NOT ONLY MU/ ! IDEA FOLL[ ! REAL1 BUT ! REAL MU/ FOLL[ ! IDEA4' ,9DE$1 ,I W\LD >GUE ?AT ! IDEA1 CONCEIV$ AS ! RATIONAL1 MU/ GUIDE ! 'REAL'2 ?AT IS TO SAY1 IT MU/ SEEK ! RATIONAL ACTUALIZATION ( HUMAN POT5TIALITY & ALWAYS PRES]VE ITS E?ICAL ROLE ( CRITICIZ+ AN IRRATIONAL OR 'UNTRU?FUL REALITY'4 

,?IS IS ! FUNCTION ,I HAVE ASSIGN$ TO ?IS BOOK3 A CRITIQUE ( ! FALSE EXI/5TS ( \R TIME & ! IDEOLOGIES ?AT RE9=CE !M1 P>TICUL>LY ANTIHUMANISM4 ,?\<T CAN SUGGE/ RATIONAL ALT]NATIVES TO :AT IS1 & ,I HAVE PROP\ND$ ?OSE ?AT ,I HOLD TO BE RATIONAL UND] ! RUBRIC ( SOCIAL ECOLOGY 9 A DOZ5 BOOKS4 ,)\T PRET5D+ TO BE SANGU9E1 A FEW GUIDEL9ES = A RATIONAL FUTURE MAY BE USEFUL4 

,FIR/1 WE MU/ RECOV] ! SOCIAL CORE ?AT EXPLA9S \R PRES5T ECOLOGICAL CRISIS1 A RECOV]Y ?AT 9CLUDES ! NE$ = AN ECOLOGICAL S5SIBILITY4 ,?IS CORE CON/ITUTES ! HE>T ( AN 5LI<T5$ HUMANISM ?AT IS BO? CRITICAL & RECON/RUCTIVE1 ?\<TFUL & PRACTICAL1 SPECULATIVE & 9T]V5TIONI/4 ,!SE VIEWS %>PLY BREAK ) ANTIHUMANI/IC MY?S ( '! PRIMITIVE'1 'IMM$IATISM'1 'DEEP ECOLOGY'1 & ! T5D5CY TO R$UCE HUMANITY TO ONE SPECIES AMONG MANY1 EQUATABLE TO ! O!RS 9 '9TR9SIC WOR?'4 ,?IS VIEW ( HUMANITY IS FODD] = ! GR[+ MISAN?ROPY1 FAILURE ( N]VE1 9DIFF]5CE TO HUMAN SUFF]+1 & D5IGRATION ( REASON & 9DIVIDUALITY 9 \R TIME4 ,= IF HUMAN BE+S >E NO?+ MORE ?AN TWO-LEGG$ CREATURES :O >E SUBJECT TO ! SAME UNFEEL+4 & M9DLESS 'LAWS ( NATURE' CELEBRAT$ BY ,GAIANS1 ,MAL?USIANS1 MICROCOSMOLOGI/S1 SOCIOBIOLOGI/S1 & ! LIKE1 !N ANO!R ,AUS*WITZ IS MORE ?AN POSSIBLE4 

,SECOND1 WE MU/ RE9=CE ! P[]S ( REASON TO RADICALLY PROJECT ! VISION ( A NEW SOCIETY ?AT W\LD COMPLETELY REPLACE ! PRES5T ONE4 ,TRAGICALLY1 WE ALREADY PRESUPPOSE ! EXI/5CE ( COMMODITY PRODUCTION1 ! M>KETPLACE1 & CAPITALISM AS ?\< !Y W]E ,GOD-GIV51 BEYOND ! PALE ( HI/ORY & O!R =MS ( HUMAN RELATION%IPS4 ,A NEW SOCIETY1 ,I HAVE CONT5D$ = DECADES1 MU/ BE A LIB]T>IAN ',COMMUNE ( COMMUNES'1 A CONF$]AL NETWORK ( BALANC$1 DIRECTLY DEMOCRATIC1 & DEC5TRALIZ$ COMMUNITIES UNIT$ ADM9I/RATIVELY BY C\NCILS ON A REGIONAL & 9T]REGIONAL LEVEL1 CON/ITUT+ A C\NT]P[] AGA9/ ! C5TRALIZ$ NATION-/ATE ?AT PREVAILS TODAY4 ,BY 'DIRECT DEMOCRACY'1 ,I MEAN FACE-TO-FACE ASSEMBLIES ( FREE CITIZ5S1 AS DI/+UI%$ FROM FOLK1 E?NIC1 OR G5D] GR\PS GUID$ BY !IR [N SPECIAL 9T]E/S4 ,A COMMUNITY ?AT IS NOT UNIT$ BY A G5]AL HUMAN 9T]E/1 H[EV] RIV5 IT MAY BE BY DISAGREEM5TS OV] ISSUES1 IS /RUCTUR$ TO TE> ITSELF AP>T OV] TANGIBLE PRIVILEGES & P>TICUL>I/IC CONC]NS4 ,SU* P>TICUL>I/IC GR\PS ) !IR [N SOCIOECONOMIC 9T]E/S R5D] CITIZ5%IP IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE !Y PLACE !IR [N CONC]NS ABOVE ! G5]AL WELF>E4 

,?IRD1 WE MU/ ADVANCE TE*NOLOGY & SCI5CE ALONG L9ES ?AT WILL DIM9I% WORK TIME 7! REALM ( NECESSITY7 & 5L>GE FREE TIME 7! REALM ( FRE$OM74 ,NO PEOPLE CAN BE TRULY FREE IF ! NE$S ( ALL >E NOT SATISFI$ & IF ! TIME NE$$ TO EX]CISE ! ADM9I/RATION ( PUBLIC AFFAIRS IS NOT AVAILABLE TO ALL4 ,?AT \R NE$S %\LD BE RATIONAL & ?AT WE MU/ VALUE QUALITY OV] QUANTITY AS WELL AS ES!TICS OV] GROSS APPETITES H>DLY REQUIRES EMPHASIS4 ,BUT PEOPLE %\LD BE FREE TO *OOSE ! LIFE-/YLE !Y WANT4 ,LACK+ ! RI<T TO DO SO1 !Y WILL REMA9 ) A S5SE ( 5=C$ PRIVATION ?AT MAKES IRRATIONAL *OICES SEEM DESIRABLE4 

,F\R?1 WE MU/ TOTALLY RECONCEPTUALIZE \R IDEAS ( JU/ICE & FRE$OM4 ,NO ONE IS 'EQUAL' TO EV]YONE ELSE 9 ANY SOCIETY1 :E!R IT BE 9 T]MS ( \R P]SONAL DIM9I%+ P[]S 9 ! LIFE-CYCLE OR ! DIFF]5T CAPACITIES1 EXP]I5CES1 & KN[L$GE ?AT DI/+UI% ONE P]SON FROM ANO!R 7SU* AS PHYSICAL /R5G?1 C]TA9 ABILITIES1 & ! LIKE74 ,A NEW SOCIETY WILL WANT TO BE GUID$ BY AN E?ICS ( COMPLEM5T>ITY1 AS ,I HAVE CALL$ IT1 ?AT TRIES TO EQUALIZE ! DIFF]5CES )9 & BETWE5 PEOPLE -- 9 %ORT1 ?AT WILL BE GUID$ BY AN 'EQUALITY ( UNEQUALS' -- RA!R ?AN RETA9 ! PRET5SIONS ( JU/ICE ?AT REG>D 'ALL PEOPLE' AS EQUAL1 NOTABLY AS AN '9EQUALITY ( EQUALS' 4 ,UNLIKE JU/ICE1 :I* WORKS ) ! PRET5SION ?AT ALL >E EQUAL 9 !ORY1 DESPITE !IR MANY DIFF]5CES 9 FACT1 FRE$OM MAKES NO PRET5SE ?AT ALL >E EQUAL BUT TRIES TO COMP5SATE = ! 9EQUALITIES ?AT OCCUR ) AGE1 PHYSICAL 9FIRMITY1 & DIFF]5T ABILITIES4 

,IT REMA9S TO BE SE5 IF ! M>KET SOCIETY ?AT PREVAILS TODAY WILL EV5TUALLY SO DEVITALIZE PUBLIC LIFE ?AT AN 5LI<T5$ HUMANISM WILL BE UNT5ABLE 9 ! COM+ DECADES4 ,9DE$1 ! HUMAN 5T]PRISE MAY 5D 9 W>S1 DEMORALIZATION1 9/ABILITY1 & AN AU?ORIT>IAN SOCIETY4 ,NOR CAN WE EXCLUDE ! POSSIBILITY ?AT ADVANCES 9 TE*NOLOGY & SCI5CE WDLL CREATE NEW S\RCES ( NONPOLLUT+ 5]GY1 G5ETICALLY 5G9E]$ FOODS1 =E/S1 & FOOD ANIMALS ?AT WILL L>GELY ABSORB ! BIOSPH]E BY A TE*NOLOGICALLY CONTRIV$ SOCIOSPH]E4 ,9 :I* CASE1 ,GAIA WILL BE TURN$ 9TO A PLAY?+ ( CORPORATE GIANTS1 TO BE MANIPULAT$ FREELY = ! B5EFIT ( PR(IT & CAPITAL EXPANSION4 

,IF ?IS %\LD HAPP5 AT SOME TIME 9 ! FUTURE1 ANTIHUMANI/S WILL HAVE CONTRIBUT$ TO ?IS DISMAL ALT]NATIVE BECAUSE !Y P]PETUATE A GROSSLY ALI5AT+ ATMOSPH]E ( 9DIFF]5CE TO HUMANITY 'S SOCIAL PLI<T4 ,! LOGIC ( !IR PREMISES IS A MISAN?ROPIC VIEW ( HUMANITY'S MO/ REM>KABLE QUALITIES3 ITS RATIONALITY & CAPACITY TO ACT UPON ! WORLD4 ,IT IS NOT QUIETISM & ,ASIAN RESIGNATION1 SO WIDELY PROPAGAT$ BY ANTIHUMANI/S ( ALL K9DS1 ?AT CAN SAVE US FROM SO D>K A FATE BUT ACTIVISM & MILITANCY4 ,WE FIVE 9 A TIME :5 ! FREE & RATIONAL SOCIETY HUMANI/S HAVE S\<T TO A*IEVE IS B>ELY A /ONE'S ?R[ AWAY4 ,BUT P]HAPS BECAUSE ( ?AT FACT1 IT WILL REQUIRE A GREAT E?ICAL EF=T TO CROSS ! ?RE%OLD FROM ! OLD TO ! NEW4 ,! A*IEVEM5T ( FRE$OM MU/ BE A FREE ACT ON ! HI<E/ LEVEL ( 9TELLECTUAL & MORAL PROBITY1 = IF WE CANNOT ACT VIGOR\SLY TO FREE \RSELVES1 WE WILL NOT DES]VE TO BE FREE4 

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