TEDxCapeTown-Anthony Turton-Reinventing Uncivilisation
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In the current world view, nature is seen to be chaotic and destructive. Descartes spoke of being the master and owner of Nature. To him, Nature was a problem - something to be "owned" and "tamed". Tony asks us to reinvent uncivilization, not as a mutant of the current barbaric form of what we call "civilization", based on the control of Nature;... Read more
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- -: TEDxCapeTown-Anthony Turton-Reinventing Uncivilisation
May 3, 2011 (about 13 years ago)In the current world view, nature is seen to be chaotic and destructive. Descartes spoke of being the master and owner of Nature. To him, Nature was a problem - something to be "owned" and "tamed". Tony asks us to reinvent uncivilization, not as a mutant of the current barbaric form of what we ca...
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May 24, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Alison is a registered Professional Engineer and the Director of the Crystallization and Precipitation Unit at the University of Cape Town. The Research Unit works nationally and internationally as specialists in the field of Industrial Crystallization and Precipitation, especially in hydrometall...
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September 11, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Fiona lives with her husband Ed on his family's mixed farming property "The Plantation" near Premer on the Liverpool Plains. With broadacre farming and commercial and stud cattle operations, Fiona is particularly responsible for the administration, marketing and risk management of the business. F...
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