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,AU?OR 3 ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 

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,?IS BOOK DEALS ) ONE ( ! MO/ TR\BL+ CONDITIONS ?AT AFFLICTS SOCIETY AT ! PRES5T TIME3 A SWEEP+ FAILURE ( N]VE4 ,I AM SPEAK+ ( A DEEP-SEAT$ CULTURAL MALAISE ?AT REFLECTS A WAN+ BELIEF 9 \R SPECIES' CREATIVE ABILITIES4 ,9 A V]Y REAL S5SE1 WE SEEM TO BE AFRAID ( \RSELVES -- ( \R UNIQUELY HUMAN ATTRIBUTES4 ,WE SEEM TO BE SUFF]+ FROM A DECL9E 9 HUMAN SELF-CONFID5CE & 9 \R ABILITY TO CREATE E?ICALLY MEAN+FUL LIVES ?AT 5RI* HUMANITY & ! NON-HUMAN WORLD4 

,?IS DECL9E 9 HUMAN SELF-CONFID5CE1 TO BE SURE1 IS NOT NEW4 ,! ANCI5T ,M$IT]RANEAN WORLD FELL 9TO A P]IOD ( DECL9+ MORAL /AM9A & SELF-WOR? ?AT CONTRIBUT$ TO ! ONSET ( ! SO-CALL$ ',D>K ,AGES' 9 ,EUROPE4 ,M$IEVAL ,EUROPE1 P>TICUL>LY 9 ! F\RTE5? C5TURY & AFT]1 WAS TORN AP>T SPIRITUALLY & MAT]IALLY BY DISLOCATIONS SO =MIDABLE ?AT1 AS ,FRANCOIS ,VILLON1 ,FRANCE'S GREATE/ POET1 LAM5T$1 ROAM+ WOLVES FROM ! C\NTRYSIDE 'ATE W9D' 9 ! DANG]\S & FAM9E-/RICK5 /REETS ( ,P>IS4 

,YET 9 BO? ( !SE P]IODS1 A S5SE ( HOPE /ILL L+]$ ON 9 ! HUMAN SPIRIT1 A BELIEF 9 ! MORAL & SOCIAL R$EMPTION ( HUMANITY4 ,LEPR\S AS ! HUMAN CONDITION SEEM$ TO M5 & WOM5 9 ?OSE DEMORALIZ+ TIMES1 !Y %>$ A BELIEF ?AT \R SPECIES WAS CAPABLE ( A*IEV+ A BETT] MORAL & SOCIAL DISP5SATION4 ,E>LY ,*RI/IANITY1 AS IT EM]G$ FROM ! DY+ ANCI5T WORLD1 PROCLAIM$ ! ULTIMATE P[] ( HUMAN VIRTUE TO A*IEVE AN E>?LY P>ADISE & AFFIRM$ ! EXI/5CE ( A PROVID5TIAL DESIGN TO GUIDE ]RANT S\LS4 ,! ,PROTE/ANT ,RE=MATION ?AT TOOK =M AS E>LY AS ! F\RTE5? C5TURY ADVANC$ A NEW MESSAGE ( 9DIVIDUALITY1 SELF-C]TA9TY1 &1 9 ITS MORE RADICAL =MS1 ! ASPIRATION T[>D A %>+ COMMUNI/IC SOCIETY FREE ( HI]>*Y4 

,9 CONTRA/ TO !SE E>LI] TIMES1 \R [N ]A1 AS ! ?IRD MILL5NIUM COMES 9TO VIEW1 PROCLAIMS A V]Y DIFF]5T SPIRITUAL & SOCIAL MESSAGE4 ,EV5 AS TE*NOLOGICAL ADVANCES (F] ! POSSIBILITY ( UNPREC$5T$ MAT]IAL SECURITY1 FREE TIME1 PHYSICAL WELL-BE+1 & A REH>MONIZATION ( \R RELATION%IPS ) ! NATURAL WORLD1 A GR[+ NUMB] ( WRIT]S & SPEAK]S TELL US ?AT \R V]Y +5UITY 9 TE*NOLOGY IS REALLY EVID5CE ( A *ILL+ FAILURE -- RESULT+ FROM \R '9NATE HUBRIS' -- TO 9TEGRATE \R LIVES ) ! NATURAL WORLD4 ,9DE$1 WE >E ASK$ TO REG>D \R REM>KABLE HUMAN ABILITIES = ?\<T & 9NOVATION AS ATTRIBUTES DE/RUCTIVE ( \R V]Y SELVES AS WELL AS ! NATURAL WORLD4 ,WE >E BE+ TAU<T TO MI/RU/ \R ABILITIES AS HUMAN BE+S1 TO CON/RA9 \R 'PRE5+ >ROGANCE'1 PRESUMABLY BECAUSE WE HAVE SET \RSELVES UP AS A SPECIES AGA9/ ! RE/ ( ! WORLD ( LIFE4 ,SU* WRIT]S (T5 P]SONIFY \R V>I\S 9/ITUTIONAL & TE*NOLOGICAL A*IEVEM5TS AS DEMONIC EXT5SIONS ( \R [N AN?ROPOC5TRIC IMPULSES & 9DIFF]5CE TO O!R LIV+ BE+S4 ,AMID A F>RAGO ( ESS5TIALLY MISAN?ROPIC PROCLAMATIONS1 WE >E H>D PUT TO KN[ :E!R \R [N A*IEVEM5TS >E \R 'FRI5DS' OR 'FOES'4 

,YET 9 A C]TA9 S5SE SOME =CES >E DEMONIC 9DE$ -- P>TICUL>LY GIANT CORPORATIONS & NATION-/ATES4 ,!SE V]Y =CES ACT OPPRESSIVELY UPON [N LIVES1 EFFAC+ \R FAI? 9 FRE$OM & COMMUNITY BY !IR COMM&+ 9FLU5CE & COMPLEXITY4 ,! MORE 9TIMATE SOCIAL LIFE ?AT3 EXI/$ 9 VILLAGES1 T[NS1 & NEI<BORHOODS ONLY A C5TURY AGO HAS YIELD$ TO AN OV]P[]+ 9/ITUTIONAL GIGANTISM ?AT DET]M9ES ALL ASPECTS ( \R LIVES1 FROM ! ORD9>Y AFFAIRS ( EV]YDAY LIFE TO GREAT SOCIAL UPHEAVALS ON A WORLDWIDE SCALE4 

,H5CE IT IS NOT SURPRIS+ ?AT SOCIAL LIFE APPE>S TO UNFOLD LIKE AN 9EXPLICABLE MY/]Y1 BEYOND \R ORD9>Y UND]/&+ & CONTROL4 ,:E!R WE SEE \RSELVES AS VILLA9S OR VICTIMS1 WE FEEL \RSELVES S9K+ 9TO A MORASS ( COMM&+ SOCIAL =CES1 IDEOLOGICAL AS WELL AS 9/ITUTIONAL1 ?AT DEF9E \R BEHAVIOR & DRA9 \R V]Y ABILITY = SELF-DET]M9ATION 9 P]SONAL & PUBLIC AFFAIRS4 ,HELPLESSLY AT ! DISPOSAL ( VA/ SOCIO-ECONOMIC CROSS-CURR5TS1 WE >E MANIPULAT$ BY A ,KAFKAESQUE WORLD TOO CRYPTIC TO FA?OM4 ,\R DOME/IC POLITICS >E BECOM+ TOO NATIONAL 9 SCOPE TO ALL[ = LOCAL =MS ( 9T]V5TION1 EV5 AS \R 9T]NATIONAL POLITICS >E BECOM+ TOO WORLDWIDE 9 SCOPE TO BE COMPREH5D$ AMID ! RHETORIC ('GLOBAL M>KETS' & 'GLOBAL DEP5D5CIES'4 

,\R LIVES 9CLUDE EV5 MORE GRIM REALITIES1 SU* AS ! PROLIF]ATION ( NUCLE> WEAPONS & MAT]IALS1 ! SOCIALLY 9DUC$ FAM9ES ?AT PLAGUE ! SO-CALL$ ',?IRD ,WORLD'1 ! ALMO/ UNIMP$$ DE/RUCTION ( ABORIG9AL CULTURES & ! BIOSPH]E1 ! SPREAD ( TYRANNY OV] MU* ( ! PLANET EV5 AS WORLD LEAD]S SMUGLY EXTOLL NEW ADVANCES 9 P]SONAL & SOCIAL FRE$OM4 ,! LI/ ( CONTEMPOR>Y MALFEASANCES AT EV]Y LEVEL ( LIFE C\LD BE EXT5D$ 5DLESSLY1 FROM ! IMPLOSION ( ! 9N] CITIES TO ! DE/RUCTION ( ! OZONE LAY]4 ,H5CE ! LOSS ( SELF-C]TA9TY ?AT M>K$ POPUL> ATTITUDES ONLY TWO G5]ATIONS AGO & ! SUSCEPTIBILITY ( ! PUBLIC TO AN 9W>DLY ORI5T$ -- (T5 MISAN?ROPIC -- SPIRITUALISM & A PRIVATI/IC )DRAWAL FROM PUBLIC LIFE 9TO MY/ICAL OR QUASI- MY/ICAL BELIEF SY/EMS4 

,IT IS PRECISELY !SE BELIEF SY/EMS ?AT ?IS BOOK SEEKS TO EXAM9E & %>PLY CRITICIZE4 ,I AM ACUTELY AW>E ?AT MANY APP>5TLY SIMIL> BOOKS HAVE ALREADY APPE>$1 D]ID+ ! 9NOVATIVE IDEAS G5]AT$ BY ! RADICAL #a#i#fS & CALL+ = A CONS]VATIVE CULTURAL RETR5*M5T TO TRADITIONAL FAMILY VALUES1 RELIGI\S BELIEFS1 CONV5TIONAL VIRTUES1 & RI<T-W+ POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES4 ,WE HAVE MORE BOOKS !SE DAYS ON 'VIRTUES' -- CULTURAL & SOCIAL -- ?AN WE KN[ :AT TO DO )4 ,AS A LIFELONG SOCIAL RADICAL1 ,I HAVE NO 9T5TION ( ADD+ TO ! REGRESSIVE LITANY ( WOES PRESUMABLY CAUS$ BY RADICAL LIFE/YLES & VALUES1 OR CALL+ = ! REVIVAL ( E/ABLI%$ TRADITIONS1 MANY ( !M REPELL5T4 ,9 ! 'CULTURAL W>S' ?AT ,AM]ICAN CONS]VATIVES HAVE PROCLAIM$ 9 REC5T YE>S1 ,I /& BASICALLY ) !IR OPPON5TS3 WOM5 SEEK+ FULL EQUALITY 9 A L>GELY PATRIC5TRIC SOCIETY2 ! UND]PRIVILEG$ & VICTIMS ( RACIAL DISCRIM9ATION2 5VIRONM5TALI/S :O >E SEEK+ TO RESCUE \R LIFE-SU/A9+ PLANET FROM CORPORATE DEPR$ATION2 & ! DIM9I%+ NUMB] ( RADICAL PEOPLE :O >E SEEK+ TO CREATE A RATIONAL SOCIETY4 

,IT IS L>GELY BECAUSE ( MY COMMITM5T TO !SE PEOPLE & CAUSES1 9 FACT1 ?AT ,I HAVE WRITT5 ?IS BOOK4 ,I AM DEEPLY DI/URB$ BY ! CONS]VATIVE LIT]ATURE ?AT 9VOKES A 'TRADITIONAL'1 USUALLY HI]>*ICAL1 HIDEB\ND PA/4 ,BUT P>ADOXICAL AS IT MAY SEEM1 ,I AM ALSO DEEPLY DI/URB$ BY ITS PSEUDO-RADICAL COMPLEM5T31 ! SO-CALL$ 'NEW P>ADIGM' OR G5ETICALLY ',NEW ,AGE' LIT]ATURE ?AT 'DIS5*ANTS' US ) \R HUMANITY1 9DE$1 ?AT SUMMONS US TO REG>D \RSELVES AS AN UGLY1 DE/RUCTIVE EXCRESC5CE ( NATURAL EVOLUTION -- :E!R AS A SPECIES1 A G5D]1 AN E?NIC GR\P1 OR A NATIONALITY4 

,LIKE ITS CONS]VATIVE & TRADITIONALI/ C\NT]P>T1 ! ,NEW ,AGE M5TALITY ?AT DEMONIZES HUMAN BE+S 9 :OLE OR 9 P>T IS NOT NECESS>ILY UNIFI$ OR COH]5T4 ,UNLIKE MANY CONS]VATIVE TRADITIONALI/S1 ,NEW ,AGE MY/ICS CELEBRATE ! CONTRADICTIONS ( !IR 'P>ADIGM'1 ITS LANGUID 9TELLECTUAL IRRESPONSIBILITY1 & ITS SEEM+ PLURALISM4 ,MORE ?AN ONE PROPON5T ( ! VIEW ?AT HUMANITY IS A DEL9QU5T SPECIES 9 AN O!RWISE AMIABLE BIOSPH]E OR 'CIRCLE ( BE+S'1 AS ! ,REV]5D ,?OMAS ,B]RY PUTS IT1 WILL %>PLY DISCLAIM MY *>ACT]IZATION ( !IR VIEWS4 

,YET ONE DOES NOT HAVE TO LOOK TOO F> B5EA? ! SURFACE TO F9D A COMMON UND]LY+ !ME ?AT UNITES ! HI<LY P>TICUL>I/IC1 !I/IC1 BIOC5TRIC1 PO/MOD]NI/1 MISAN?ROPIC1 & G5ETICALLY MY/ICAL LIT]ATURE4 ,:AT ,I BELIEVE BR+S !M TOGE!R -- & MANY ( !M EXPRESS !IR VIEWS 9 ! SAME J\RNALS & AN?OLOGIES -- IS A COMMON DEPRECATION ( ! REM>KABLE FEATURES ?AT MAKE \R SPECIES UNIQUE 9 ! BIOSPH]E4 ,:E!R EXPLICIDY OR IMPLICIDY1 !Y D]IDE HUMANITY'S ABILITY = 9NOVATION1 ITS TE*NOLOGICAL PR[ESS1 ITS POT5TIALITY = PROGRESS1 &1 ABOVE ALL1 ITS CAPACITY = RATIONALITY4 ,I HAVE ?US F\ND IT APPROPRIATE TO CALL ?IS 5SEMBLE ( DEPRECATORY ATTITUDES ANTIHUMANISM4 

,ANTIHUMANISM -- 9 %>P CONTRA/ TO ! HUMANI/IC IDEOLOGIES ADVANC$ BY RATIONALISM1 V>I\S SOCIALISMS1 & SOME =MS ( LIB]ALISM -- IS A WORLD VIEW ?AT PLACES LITDE OR NO EMPHASIS ON SOCIAL CONC]NS4 ,! MESSAGE IT (F]S IS PRIM>ILY ONE ( SPIRITUAL HYGI5E1 P]SONAL )DRAWAL1 & A G5]AL DISDA9 = HUMANI/IC ATTRIBUTES SU* AS REASON & 9NOVATION 9 IMPACT+ UPON ! NATURAL & SOCIAL WODDS4 ,IT (F]S NO S]I\S *ALL5GE TO MOD]N SECUL> P[]4 ,RA!R1 IT TILTS1 :5 IT DOES NOT TUMBLE HEADLONG1 T[>D SELF-ORI5T$ NO/RUMS -- & DI/URB+LY REGRESSIVE ONES AT ?AT4 ,ANTIHUMANI/S COMMONLY EXTOLL AN 9TUITIONISM SUPPORT$ BY ! MY?OPEIC M5TALITY ( ! DI/ANT1 PRELIT]ATE PA/ ( \R SPECIES4 ,9 V>Y+ DEGREES1 !Y DEMEAN CIVILIZATION1 PROGRESS1 & SCI5CE1 D5Y+ EI!R !IR REALITY OR !IR VALUE AS GOALS WOR?Y ( RESPECT4 

,ABOVE ALL1 ANTILIUMANI/S DEPRECATE OR D5Y HUMANITY'S MO/ DI/9CTIVE HALLM>K -- REASON1 & ITS EXTRAORD9>Y P[]S TO GRASP1 9T]V5E 9TO1 & PLAY A GUID+ ROLE 9 ALT]+ SOCIAL & NATURAL REALITY4 ,MANY ANTIHUMANI/S H>BOR A /ATIC M9DSET1 P>TLY ! RESULT ( !IR REV]5CE = A MY?OLOGIZ$ ',NATURE' -- SOMETIMES SE5 AS A REALM ( CYCLICAL 'ET]NAL RECURR5CES' -- 9 :I* !Y /RIVE TO PASSIVELY DWELL RA!R ?AN ACTIVELY LIVE AS 9NOVATIVE BE+S2 & P>TLY1 TOO1 ! RESULT ( !IR 5TOMBM5T 9 A PAN!I/IC 'COSMIC WOMB'1 A 'NI<T 9 :I* ALL C[S >E BLACK' 7TO USE A FAVORITE APHORISM ( ,HEGEL'S71 IMBU$ ) AN \TLOOK ?AT DILUTES ACTIVE SELFHOOD & SOCIAL 9VOLVEM5T4 ,SO WIDE-RANG+ & MULTIF>I\S1 9 FACT1 >E ! ANTIRATIONAL MOODS 9 CONTEMPOR>Y ,WE/]N CULTURE ?AT !Y (T5 DEFY CLE> *>ACT]IZATION AP>T FROM !IR %>$ ANTIPA?Y = REASON & ! MO/LY 9TUITIVE NO/RUMS ) :I* !Y PROPOSE TO REPLACE IT4 

,9 EXPLOR+ !SE MOODS1 ! READ] WILL (T5 BE OBLIG$ TO DEAL ) CRISS-CROSS+ IDEAS ?AT >E POORLY =MULAT$ OR DIRECTLY EXPRESS$4 ,9DE$1 SOME ANTIHUMANI/S DO NOT HESITATE TO 9VOKE SCI5CE1 A BETE NOIRE TO ! MORE NAIVE ANTIHUMANI/S1 9 SUPPORT ( !IR VIEWS4 ,NOR WILL ! READ] 5C\NT] MANY SPOKESPEOPLE :O SYN!SIZE COH]5CE 9 !IR ANTIHUMANISM4 ,ELUSIV5ESS1 PRETTIFI$ AS PLURALISM & DIV]SITY1 HAS BECOME A WELL-CULTIVAT$ >T 9 ! WORLD WE %ALL BE 5T]+4 

,9VOK+ ! SIMPLE/ RATIONAL CANONS ( LOGICAL DISC\RSE IS FIUIDESS 9 A REALM ?AT REG>DS REASON AS SU* AS A =M ( TYRANNY OR 'LOGOC5TRICITY'4 ,NOT 9FREQU5TLY1 ANTIHUMANI/ MOODS >E VISC]ALLY PR$ISPOS$ NOT T[>D DISCOV]+ TRU? BUT T[>D GA9+ RITUALI/IC & NON-RATIONAL '9SI<TS'4 ,AP>T FROM ! EXTRAVAGANT USE ( WORDS LIKE ON5ESS1 9T]CONNECT$NESS1 COSMIC1 & ECOLOGICAL1 ! ANTIHUMANI/ VOCABUL>Y IS ALMO/ WILLFULLY VAGUE4 ,QUITE (T51 9 A DAZZL+ DISPLAY ( ECLECTIC PLURALISM -- A EUPHEMISM = CONTRADICTION -- ALMO/ ANY?+ GOES1 )\T ANY REG>D = CONSI/5CY OR CL>ITY4 

,I F9D IT P>TICUL>LY IRONIC ?AT AT A TIME :5 SO MANY ( !SE ANTI-HUMANI/IC BOOKS & >TICLES EXALT ! NE$ TO 'RE-5*ANT ,NATURE'1 ! ',PLANET'1 9DE$ ! 5TIRE ',COSMOS'1 ! MO/ PRON\NC$ EFFECT !Y HAVE HAD IS TO 'DIS5*ANT' HUMANITY ITSELF3 SPECIFICALLY1 ITS UNIQUE POT5TIALITY = RATIONALITY4 

,:I* RAISES A C5TRAL CONC]N ( ?IS BOOK3 ! ASSAULT ANTIHUMANISM HAS M\NT$ AGA9/ ! RATIONAL FACULTIES ?AT MAKE US HUMAN4 ,= IT IS NOT SPECIFIC TRAITS ( 9DIVIDUAL HUMAN BE+S ?AT ANTIHUMANI/S ATTACK BUT ! G5]AL & UNIQUE ATTRIBUTES ?AT DEF9E HUMAN BE+S AS A SPECIES4 ,9 ! 5D1 IT IS \R CLAIM TO BE ABLE TO REASON & TO RATIONALLY 9T]V5E 9 ! WORLD >\ND US ?AT IS UND] SIEGE4 ,! SPECIAL FEATURES ?AT MAKE US REM>KABLE PRODUCTS ( NATURAL EVOLUTION >E 9 ONE WAY OR ANO!R VIEW$ ) ACUTE SUSPICION OR =CEFULLY MALIGN$4 

,TO UNRAVEL ! 5SEMBLE ( CONVOLUT$1 CONTRADICTORY NOTIONS ?AT CAN BE *>ACT]IZ$ AS ANTIHUMANI/1 ) !IR TANGL$ ROOTS 9 A HI<LY 9TUITIVE PSY*OLOGY1 IS ! TASK ( ?IS BOOK4 ,EA* =M ( ANTIHUMANISM1 BE IT CULTURAL PRIMITIVISM1 MY/ICAL ECOLOGISM1 OR A V>IETY ( PO/MOD]NISM1 MU/ BE EXAM9$ ON ITS [N T]MS4 ,SUFFICE IT TO SAY H]E ?AT F> TOO MANY ANTIHUMANI/S SEE ! MALAISE ?AT AFFLICTS MOD]N SOCIETY AS ROOT$ NOT 9 IRRATIONALITY1 BE IT 9 ! SPIRITUAL OR MAT]IAL SPH]E ( LIFE1 BUT 9 PRECISELY ! OPPOSITE3 9 RATIONALITY & A HUMANI/IC 'AN?ROPOC5TRISM'4 ,BEYOND ?IS BASIC PREMISE1 ANTIHUMANISM /RAYS 9 EV]Y CONCEIVABLE DIRECTION SU* ?AT IT DEFIES CLE> CATEGORIZATION & LOGICAL COH]5CE4 ,NORMALLY ?IS MODUS OP]&I W\LD BE REG>D$ AS AN 9TELLECTUAL FAIL+1 BUT ANTIHUMANISM *]I%ES IT AS EVID5CE ( FLEXIBILITY4 

,ONE WORD 9 P>TICUL> NE$S EXPLICATION IF ?IS BOOK IS TO BE PROP]LY UND]/OOD4 ,9ASMU* AS ,I >GUE = A SECUL> & NATURALI/IC VIEW ( ! WORLD1 ,I FEEL OBLIG$ TO JU/IFY MY USE ( ! WORD 'RE-5*ANT+' 9 ! TIDE ( ?IS BOOK4 ,?IS WORD1 AFT] ALL1 SUGGE/S A MY/ICAL BEWIT*M5T CONSI/5T ) VIEWS HELD BY MANY ANTIHUMANI/S1 NOT HUMANI/S4 ,MY REASONS = EMPLOY+ ! WORD >E SIMPLE3 ,I AM US+ IT P>DY AS A SPO(1 & P>DY AS A METAPHORICAL EXPRESSION ( MY RESPECT = :AT ! HUMAN SPECIES C\LD BE & :AT IT C\LD A*IEVE IF IT APPLI$ ITS 9TELLECTUAL FACULTIES TO ! CREATION ( A RATIONAL SOCIETY4 

,I DO NOT MEAN 'RATIONAL' H]E 9 A PURIFI$1 AB/RACT1 M]ELY PHILOSOPHICAL S5SE1 BUT RA!R 9 ! S5SE ( A LIV$ RATIONALITY ?AT1 AT ITS BE/1 FO/]S COOP]ATION1 EMPA?Y1 A S5SE ( RESPONSIBILITY = ! BIOSPH]E1 & NEW IDEAS ( COMMUNITY & CONSOCIATION4 ,A SOCIETY GUID$ BY ?IS EXI/5TIAL =M ( REASON MU/ REPLACE ! PRES5T PR$ATORY SOCIETY TIIAT ,I AM CONV9C$ ?REAT5S ! SURVIVAL ( HUMAN & MO/ NON-HUMAN LIFE4 ,IT IS ?IS SOCIALLY CRITICAL VISION ?AT ,I HOPE TO COMM5D TO ! READ]1 A VISION ,I HAVE HELD 9 MORE ?AN SIX DECADES ( /RUGGLE AGA9/ OPPRESSION1 DOM9ATION1 HI]>*Y1 CLASS RULE1 & ! DEBASEM5T ( LIFE TO A M]E RES\RCE = P]SONAL 5RI*M5T & GRE$4 

,= ?IS BOOK ADVOCATES NO COMPROMISE ) ! /ATUS QUO & ! M5TALITY IT FO/]S4 ,I AM AS MU* OPPOS$ TO A HUMANISM /RUCTUR$ >\ND SELF-AGGR&IZEM5T & PLUND] AS ,I AM TO AN ANTIHUMANISM /RUCTUR$ >\ND HUMANITY'S SELF-EFFACEM5T 9 A MY/ICAL ALL-EMBRAC+ 'COSMOS'4.<#a.> ,:ILE HUMAN BE+S DIFF] FUNDAM5TALLY FROM O!R LIFE-=MS 9 !IR ABILITY TO BR+ MEAN+ & REASON TO ! WORLD1 PRECISELY BECAUSE ( !SE REM>KABLE ABILITIES !Y >E E?ICALLY OBLIG$ TO DEVELOP A FIRM S5SE ( RESPONSIBILITY TO NON-HUMAN BE+S & ! PLANET AS A :OLE4 

,9DE$1 ?IS BOOK ADVANCES A VIEW ?AT IS BAS$ ON NEI!R A ,POLLYANNA  
PHILAN?ROPOS NOR A REPELL5T MISAN?ROPOS1 BUT ON A TRANSC5D5CE ( BO? ( !SE ONE-SID$ VIEWS4 ,!RE IS1 ,I SUBMIT1 AN \TLOOK ?AT GOES BEYOND ! DI*OTOMY ( AN ANGELIC & DEMONIC HUMANITY TO A SUBLATION ?AT GIVES DUE EMPHASIS TO HUMANITY'S AFF9ITIES ) NON-HUMAN LIFE ON ! ONE H& & TO ! SATISFACTION ( ITS [N SPECIAL REQUIREM5TS ON ! O!R4 

,! CURR5T LIT]ATURE ALL TOO (T5 (F]S READ]S EI!R ONE EXTREME OR ANO!R -- EI!R ! BIOC5TRIC OR ! AN?ROPOC5TRIC -- RA!R ?AN A WIDE SPECTRUM ( VIEWS ?AT ALL[S = A S5SE ( SOCIAL & ECOLOGICAL RESPONSIBILITY4 ,IT IS ! ONE-SID$1 MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE DOGMAS EXEMPLIFI$ BY !SE TWO 'C5TRICITIES' ?AT ,I EMPHATICALLY WI% TO TRANSC5D4 ,TRAGICALLY1 MORE & MORE PEOPLE TODAY AGREE ) ONE OR ! O!R ( ! EXTREME1 NONS5SICAL NOTIONS3 ?AT HUMAN BE+S >E 9H]5TLY DELET]I\S TO ALMO/ EV]Y?+ >\ND !M1 OR ?AT EV]Y?+ >\ND US WAS 'CREAT$' EXCLUSIVELY = HUMAN USE4 ,I W\LD HOPE ?AT !SE PAGES PROVIDE A BETT] MAP TO NEGOTIATE ! CONFLICT+ C5TRICITIES 9 ! MOD]N CULTURAL L&SCAPE4 

,MORE SPECIFICALLY1 ! VOID CREAT$ BY !SE EXTREMES MU/ BE FILL$ BY A NEW HUMANISM BAS$ ON AN 'E?ICS ( COMPLEM5T>ITY'1 AS ,I CALL$ IT 9 MY #aihb BOOK ,! ,ECOLOGY ( ,FRE$OM4.<#b.> ,!RE >E MANY REASONS = FRU/RATION & ANG] AB\T ! HUMAN CONDITION1 BUT !RE >E NONE1 ,I SUBMIT1 = DEMEAN+ HUMANITY1 LET ALONE = VIEW+ ITS UNIQUE RATIONAL ABILITIES AS DEMONIC4 ,9DE$1 !RE >E GOOD REASONS TO *]I% \R SPECIES = ! SPL5DORS IT HAS A*IEV$1 (T5 AGA9/ 9CR$IBLE ODDS1 & ?AT IT C]TA9LY CAN A*IEVE IF REASON 9 ALL ITS FULLNESS CAN BE BR\<T 9TO ! WORLD -- MO/ P>TICUL>LY1 9TO ! MANAGEM5T ( SOCIAL & ECOLOGICAL AFFAIRS4 

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