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More Pollan blogging: morals vs. values
Everyday choices depend more on culture, infrastructure, economics, and values |
Adam Stein |
23 Apr 2008 |
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| I see Maywa beat me to the 'I really like Michael Pollan, but ... ' post. I too was disappointed with Pollan's answer to the question of 'Why Bother?' As in, why bother taking personal steps to reduce one's contribution to climate change? I will say this, though: the article did sharpen my thinking about why I think we should bother. One of the things I've always admired about Pollan's writing is his knack for delivering sly polemic that hangs equally on scientific arg ... |
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