When did we cross that threshold where it was out of anyone's control? I think it took a leap with til grossing, making people produce surplus. With agriculture, nature and people became impersonal inputs to support the production of economic surplus. And there's always this battle going on too between sort of enlightened self interests ou now part the elite as, look, we can't push, we can’t take everything. We have to keep people pretty happier they vote against us, and so on. On the other side, you have these people just want to take, take the money, an runs or stial everything that isn't nailed down.
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