Silent Spring at 50: the False Crises of Rachel Carson
Roger Meiners, Pierre Desroches, Rachel Carson, Andrew Morriss
(highly controversial book - see comment of Slidewell below!)
Devastating review of Bhuvanesh @goodreads:
"The authors as well as the publisher are biased and have nearly zero credibility. While there may be valid criticisms of "Silent Spring", this book is a farce."
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(publishers' blurb:)
Widely credited with launching the modern environmental movement when published 50 years ago, Rachel Carson's Silent Spring had a profound impact on our society. As an iconic work,
the book has often been shielded from critical inquiry, but this landmark anniversary provides an excellent opportunity to reassess its legacy and influence. In Silent Spring at 50: The False Crises of Rachel Carson a team of national experts explores the book's historical context, the science it was built on, and the policy consequences of its core ideas. The conclusion makes it abundantly clear that the legacy of Silent Spring is highly problematic. While the book provided some clear benefits, a number of Carson's major arguments rested on what can only be described as deliberate ignorance. Despite her reputation as a careful writer widely praised for building her arguments on science and facts, Carson's best-seller contained significant errors and sins of omission. Much of what was presented as certainty then was slanted, and
today we know much of it is simply wrong.
Devastating review of Bhuvanesh @goodreads:
"The authors as well as the publisher are biased and have nearly zero credibility. While there may be valid criticisms of "Silent Spring", this book is a farce."
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(publishers' blurb:)
Widely credited with launching the modern environmental movement when published 50 years ago, Rachel Carson's Silent Spring had a profound impact on our society. As an iconic work,
the book has often been shielded from critical inquiry, but this landmark anniversary provides an excellent opportunity to reassess its legacy and influence. In Silent Spring at 50: The False Crises of Rachel Carson a team of national experts explores the book's historical context, the science it was built on, and the policy consequences of its core ideas. The conclusion makes it abundantly clear that the legacy of Silent Spring is highly problematic. While the book provided some clear benefits, a number of Carson's major arguments rested on what can only be described as deliberate ignorance. Despite her reputation as a careful writer widely praised for building her arguments on science and facts, Carson's best-seller contained significant errors and sins of omission. Much of what was presented as certainty then was slanted, and
today we know much of it is simply wrong.
年:
2012
出版社:
Cato Institute
语言:
english
页:
377
ISBN 10:
9241700661
ISBN 13:
9789241700665
文件:
EPUB, 803 KB
IPFS:
,
english, 2012
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