A baby from ten thousand years ago time machine to modern new york city, can you hypothesize about that? Probably not. It would be a yet depend on how old the child is. A new born babyw wuld be adapted to whatever society it was in. Our values emanate from how we make a living as a culture. We have this massive amount of energy surplus supporting our societies and that kind of spills over into our value system.
On this episode, we meet with Ecological Economist, John Gowdy.
Gowdy explores the revolution in biology and its significance in society. How do different cultures manifest human nature? What role has agriculture, and specific crops, played in how societies developed?
Further, Gowdy discusses the relationship between capitalism, surplus, and The Superorganism. Does human agency matter to the Superorganism? What role do blind evolutionary mechanisms play in the development of our society?
About John Gowdy:
John M. Gowdy is Professor of Economics and Professor of Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. He is the recipient of the Herman Daly Award for contributions to ecological economics.
For Show Notes and Transcript visit: https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/14-john-gowdy