The Power of Restraint
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (583 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 233008126X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 112 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the AuthorPierre Rabhi, born in Algeria, is a French farmer, writer and philosopher. He proposes a way of life that more fully respects both humankind and nature. He has created many associations, including Colibris and Terre & Humanisme, with the goal of reconnecting people to nature, and personally embodies his philosophical ideals to inspire more and more people to examine their own lives. He has written multiple books. . He works to promote agroecology throughout the world, particularly in Africa, fostering autonomy, food safety and security for local communities
We have the necessary means to do so, provided we accept this as an irrevocable principle of our lives. The time has come to break free of these bulimic habits and the constant quest for more and more, a race destined to end in an immense field of ruins. The time has also come to question whether we are all, globally, going to live with less, rather than more money. During his pre-presidential run for the 2002 French elections, Pierre Rabhi adopted Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen’s principle of “sustainable degrowth” as the central tenet of his campaign and called for “an uprising of consciousness.” Although he has now abandoned the wording of this influential economist, which is often misunderstood despite its relevance, he has retained its rigor and now supports the “power of restraint.”In the face of a joyless society of overabundance, yet one still afflicted with the material poverty in which so-called developed countries are now mired, “power of restraint” represents a realistic alternative. As a liberating moral and physical force, it is a political act of legitimate resistance to this juggernaut that is destroying the planet and isolating the individual. He offers us a form of simplicity and
He has written multiple books. . He has created many associations, including Colibris and Terre & Humanisme, with the goal of reconnecting people to nature, and personally embodies his philosophical ideals to inspire more and more people to examine their own lives. He works to promote agroecology throughout the world, particularly in Africa, fostering autonomy, food safety and security for local communities. He proposes a way of life t