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Read more. December 30, Although the text has been written with wisdom, the author is very positive about human nature. It remains uncertain, however, whether maintaining order, peace and liberty is actually feasible within a small-scaled and self-governing community.
It can be doubted whether individual liberty is only possible in such an intentional community, since in such communities the role of social control, normalisation and mutual coercion may endanger individual liberties. A next point of critique is related to the issue of the strategies towards an eco-society.
Not enough attention is paid to the issue of long-term strategies which could actually stimulate the building of a self-sufficient economy relying on renewable energy. What is also missing is a more comprehensive view on the human activities which would lead to happiness and fulfillment. It seems fair to argue that not everyone will be primarily interested in these forms of activity.
Many will just prefer to play games and be active in the field of sports or any other form of physical or mental exercise. In my view, this would have been appropriate and very useful to those readers studying a utopian novel for the first time.
Nevertheless, the book is really inspiring and it provides plenty of hope for all those who have tended to become pessimistic about the viability of an ecologically sustainable society. The book is full of insights and contains many fascinating details about the organisation of an ideal, green community. In addition, a substantial number of counterarguments and critiques regarding this kind of green intentional community are discussed intelligently, and are well thought through by the author.
In sum, the book shows that writing a utopian novel is still one of the best ways of learning to reflect critically about the nature of the good society and living the good life. As such, it provides a valuable instrument, for students and citizens alike, to understand the shortcomings of our growth economy and discover the promising idea of giving meaning to our lives by opting for material sufficiency.
Entropia October 0. Entropia April Ensayo Entropia April 0. A central theme of Entropia is that working toward sustainability in an age of converging crises, far from being a hardship, is actually an opportunity to rethink the nature of human progress. It suggests that the Great Transition needed will actually be in our interests, provided we work together and negotiate the changes wisely. One criticism that may be levelled against the book is that it is set on small island and therefore lacks relevance to the rest of us, especially to those of us who live in dense urban or suburban contexts.
Although I feel it would be a terrible misreading to take the book so literally, it is an objection that is worth anticipating. Of all literary genres, utopian writing is the genre that readers must always read metaphorically.
In writing Entropia it was certainly my intention to speak to our present situation, and this should be perfectly clear to all those who are prepared to read between the lines. A second objection that may be worth anticipating is the objection that the genre of Entropia is confusing. To be honest, it probably is a confusing genre, because it is a book of fiction, and yet not a novel, as such.
When people pick up a book of fiction, they tend to expect a novel, with all that implies, but I would rather call Entropia a fictional documentary, with a twist. In my book, I was a bit more honest about the fact that what I wanted to do was describe a way of life, rather than tell a story. Again, Entropia is a fictional documentary not a novel, and should be read as such — not as entertainment although I hope it entertains , but primarily as an attempt to enrich the conception of a steady state economy.
That is what I have tried to do in Entropia , and that is how I would defend the inevitable charge of idealism. It is not that I think Entropia, as I describe it, will ever be achieved. My hope is that Entropia will provide some guidance on what it will actually take to transition to a steady state economy, as well as provide some deeper insight into what life might be like if we were ever to succeed.
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