Civilisation: Its Cause and Cure, and Other Essays
This publication, by English utopian socialist Edward Carpenter, describes civilisation as a sort of disease with which humanity is afflicted. Alongside this influential publication (originally published in 1889), are compiled other essays: 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 Humane Science; and The New Morality, plus Appendices (notes on various "Pre-Civilised peoples"). - Summary by Jake Malizia
Genre(s): Modern
Language: English
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 00 | Preface to Complete Edition | Chad Jackson |
00:08:30 |
| Play 01 | Civilisation: Its Cause and Cure (Part 1) | Robert Sinkiewicz |
00:20:43 |
| Play 02 | Civilisation: Its Cause and Cure (Part 2) | Robert Sinkiewicz |
00:20:09 |
| Play 03 | Civilisation: Its Cause and Cure (Part 3) | Robert Sinkiewicz |
00:27:50 |
| Play 04 | Civilisation: Its Cause and Cure (Part 4) | Robert Sinkiewicz |
00:31:02 |
| Play 05 | Modern Science: A Criticism (Part 1) | Jake Malizia |
00:35:11 |
| Play 06 | Modern Science: A Criticism (Part 2) | Jake Malizia |
00:36:55 |
| Play 07 | The Science of the Future: A Forecast | czandra |
00:36:49 |
| Play 08 | Defence of Criminals: A Criticism of Morality (Part 1) | Tina Ding |
00:37:09 |
| Play 09 | Defence of Criminals: A Criticism of Morality (Part 2) | Tina Ding |
00:40:24 |
| Play 10 | Exfoliation: Lamarck versus Darwin | czandra |
00:40:24 |
| Play 11 | Custom | czandra |
00:19:50 |
| Play 12 | A Rational and Humane Science | Julie Yu |
00:52:07 |
| Play 13 | The New Morality | czandra |
00:36:00 |
| Play 14 | Appendix | Jake Malizia |
01:00:22 |