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020			_a9780197640272
082			_a003 _bALI
100			_aAli, Saleem H
245			_aEarthly order : how natural laws define human life
260			_bOxford University Press, _c2022 _aNew York :
300			_axii, 275 p. ; _bill., _c24 cm
365			_b1550.00 _cINR _d01
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aThe Covid-19 Pandemic has brought forth global anxiety about linkages between the environment and society at a fundamental structural level. Earthly Order: How Natural Laws Define Human Life provides an accessible exposition of the latest foundational knowledge on how natural and social systems science can inform planetary crises. Humanity has either tried to conquer or capitulate to natural order, whereas we should be seeking to understand latent structures and patterns that permeate all systems and develop an "earthly order," that is socially functional and sustainable. Current debates in politics often present what should constitute a "world order" while scientists have wrestled with what are fundamental conditions of "natural order." Author Saleem H. Ali provides a readable synthesis of these debates with practical guidance for the public with a host of current examples around environmental decision-making by consumers, the government and industry.
650			_aEnvironmental sustainability
650			_aSystem theory
650			_aOrder Philosophy
650			_aInternational organization;
650			_a Energy
650			_a Quantum mechanics
650			_aNatural order.
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