From Academia.edu (AI source unspecified): In the following review, I aim to provide a detailed evaluation of the work titled “Global 4C: World Monetary Union for Climate Change Mitigation,” authored by Delton B. Chen, Jonathan Cloud, and Joel van der Beek. This paper was an attempt to address the monumental challenge of climate change through an innovative economic and monetary… Read more →
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The Ultimate Mystery
Of course, none of this addresses the ultimate mystery of Existence. Why are things the way they are? It’s of no help to say that God made them that way. Why did He (or She) make them that way? (Incidentally, isn’t it blasphemous to claim we know what God was thinking?) We need to keep asking this question, not only… Read more →
Bioregionalism (Revised June 2025)
Bioregionalism: Reclaiming Our Place on Earth Bioregionalism offers a transformative vision for humanity, rooted in the understanding that our societies, economies, and cultures must align with the natural systems that sustain life. It is a movement centered on “living-in-place,” which means following the necessities and pleasures uniquely presented by a particular site and evolving ways to ensure its long-term occupancy.… Read more →
Aside: A Note on the Role of AI
Without artificial intelligence, this book would never have been written. While all the ideas are mine, elaborating and articulating all the arguments is now beyond my patience and endurance, so I invariably turn to AI to spell things out and elaborate the arguments. It rarely fails to surprise and delight me, even though I sometimes have to curb its worst… Read more →