The Paradox of Babel: Thinking an anti-crisis ecological society
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The stories of the Tower of Babel and Noah's Ark should be re-read in the light of the situations imposed on us by the coronavirus pandemic. In these times of global sustainability crisis, their rereading offers us striking insights. This is what François Valleys, a philosopher from the other side of the world, in Peru, proposes. An inspiring and invigorating reading, necessary in this period of meditation on our immediate future. The short tale of Babel, in the book of Genesis, describes in a few lines a problem of mankind that we would do well to meditate on in
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The Unexpected Beauty of Babel – Entrusted to the Dirt
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Books – Sternberg Press
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Globalization and Religion in Historical Perspective: A Paradoxical Relationship – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas
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The Babel story is about the dangers of uniformity
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Orion Magazine - World Gone Mad
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Strange Horizons - Babel by R. F. Kuang By Shinjini Dey
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Chapter 6: Cities, settlements and key infrastructure Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
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Polarization, Democracy, and Political Violence in the United States: What the Research Says - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
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TOWER OF BABEL: INFRASTRUCTURE AS A PARADOX
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Synopsis Atlas - Stage 5 by The Glasgow School of Art - Issuu
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Ontology of Evil by Dr. Dia Sekou Mari-Jata - Issuu
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Constant. New Babylon by Museo Reina Sofía - Issuu