by Konrad Lorenz · R. Piper & Co · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783492003506
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«Die acht Todsünden der zivilisierten Menschheit» is the essay by Konrad Lorenz, published by R. Piper & Co in paperback, with 112 pages and text in German.
Lorenz analyses eight threats to civilisation: overpopulation, destruction of the environment, excessive competition, loss of emotion, abandonment of tradition, ideological docility, genetic deterioration and nuclear weapons. He combines biology, psychology and social philosophy to warn of technical progress turning against humanity.
Originally published in 1973, it is part of the Piper Series (no. 50); the edition includes a bibliography on pages 111-112.
A work of 20th-century thought for those interested in social philosophy, cultural criticism and ecology.
