This new book has been quite controversial in the field of Ecopsychology and is currently sparking debate in some Ecopsych discussion & social media groups. Using the following links, you can read Alliance member Craig Chalquist's thought-provoking review and, in turn, a response to his review from the editors. (NOTE: Ecopsychology Journal is offering free access to these reviews for 2 weeks only).
Here are the links. What do YOU think?
Review of "Ecopsychology: Science, Totems & the Technological Species," Eds. Peter Kahn & Patricia Hasbach ~ by Craig Chalquist
PLUS "Becoming and Being: A Response to Chalquist's Review of Ecopsychology: Science, Totems, and the Technological Species" by Peter Kahn & Patricia Hasbach
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Robert Rosen was a scientist (biologist) who used the concept of anticipation as something that differentiates conscious and self-aware (and even alive: http://www.people.vcu.edu/~mikuleck/PPRISS3.html) beings from machines. His conclusion is that time has to move in two directions for us to exist. I’ve been trying for quite some time to think this way: to reverse my time arrow. It is very similar to Jung’s concepts of synchronicity and individuation. It’s like clairvoyance with a catch: one doesn’t know until the very end what is or whether anything is happening. I’ll use this “trick” to focus my life story on long-term thinking and sustainability and succeed or fail.