02901cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000340011324500550014724600370020226400510023930000470029033600260033733700260036333800360038950000310042550503830045650801990083952013430103853400450238165300120242665300140243865300100245265300170246285600430247999900170252244094UtSlPG20260610134019.0mcr n260607r2013||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aHM1 aCarpenter, Edward,d1844-192910aCivilisation: Its Cause and Cure; and Other Essays1 aCivilization: Its Cause and Cure 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2013  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2013-11-020 aPreface to complete edition -- Civilisation: its cause and cure -- Modern science: a criticism -- The science of the future: a forecast -- Defence of criminals: a criticism of morality -- Exfoliation: Lamarck versus Darwin -- Custom -- A rational and human science -- The new morality -- Appendix: being notes on some of the characteristics and customs of pre-civilised peoples.  aProduced by Chris Curnow, Martin Pettit and the Online
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by The Internet Archive)  a"Civilisation: Its Cause and Cure; and Other Essays" by Edward Carpenter is a critical examination of societal constructs written in the late 19th century. The work reflects on the state of civilization, suggesting it may be a disease that humanity must traverse, positing that civilizations have historically succumbed to various ailments and that true health may be rediscovered by returning to more primitive ways of living. Through essays that explore the nature of society, science, and morality, Carpenter argues for a new understanding of what constitutes human well-being.  The opening of the volume presents a thought-provoking preface where Carpenter recalls the reception of his initial work, "Civilisation," which was delivered as a lecture to the Fabian Society. He suggests that civilization, once viewed as an ideal condition, has instead shown itself to be fraught with disease-like symptoms, including social discord and individualism, which detracts from the unity of human nature. Carpenter poignantly asserts that the physical and mental struggles of modern society indicate a need for re-evaluation and a potential reversion back to a state more closely aligned with nature, advocating for a deeper examination of personal and collective health as humanity moves forward. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience  aEvolution  aCrime  aCivilization40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44094  c84933d84933