I haven’t received my copy yet, so how do we know that they are not, in fact, the same book?
Humanity enters a consumerist phase (the industrial revolution), becomes bloated, enters a cocoon (the long reflection) and emerges as a beautiful butterfly (a flourishing future for humanity).
[Epistemic status: I started this comment thinking it was a joke, now I don’t even know!]
We should at least strive to get it above The Very Hungry Caterpillar (#21).
Alright Henry, don’t get carried away. The Very Hungry Caterpillar was the best thing to happen to What We Owe The Future.
I haven’t received my copy yet, so how do we know that they are not, in fact, the same book?
Humanity enters a consumerist phase (the industrial revolution), becomes bloated, enters a cocoon (the long reflection) and emerges as a beautiful butterfly (a flourishing future for humanity).
[Epistemic status: I started this comment thinking it was a joke, now I don’t even know!]