To Be Or Not To Be: A Question of Survival (Pergamon international library of science, technology, engineering, and social studies)

To be or Not to be: A Question of Survival examines the problems that plague humankind as a whole. The book points out major problems in society and provides plausible explanation, along with the possible remedies to the predicaments. The opening chapter of the text presents the statistical and technical evidence of the problems that affect humanity, while the subsequent chapters cover the analysis of these problems. The topics covered in the book include progress, information, culture, lifestyle, and education. The text will be of great interest to readers who want to understand the predicaments that afflict modern human from a philosophical perspective. Content: Other books of interest , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Dedication , Page v INTRODUCTION , Pages 9-13 A NEW DECALOGUE , Page 14 CHAPTER I - The Problem , Pages 15-28 CHAPTER II - Change and Progress , Pages 29-36 CHAPTER III - Knowledge and Wisdom , Pages 37-47 CHAPTER IV - Supra-culture and Anarchy , Pages 48-58 CHAPTER V - High Living and Plain Thinking , Pages 59-67 CHAPTER VI - Education for What? , Pages 68-78 CHAPTER VII - Rediscovery , Pages 79-93 CHAPTER VIII - Contemporary Idols of the Cave , Pages 94-117 CHAPTER IX - Is Man Worth Saving? , Pages 118-138 EPILOGUE , Pages 139-150 SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY , Pages 151-154 Index , Pages 155-158