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To: Sam who wrote (60714)4/22/2008 11:51:04 AM
From: JohnM  Respond to of 541858
 
Long but very fine article from Michael Pollan, a writer I've admired for years now.

I agree. I wasn't aware of his work. Thanks.



To: Sam who wrote (60714)4/22/2008 12:42:38 PM
From: biotech_bull  Respond to of 541858
 
Great article, thanks for posting it.

He hits the nail on the head here
For Berry, the deep problem standing behind all the other problems of industrial civilization is “specialization,” which he regards as the “disease of the modern character.”

Specialization ultimately represents a loss of "Integrity"
The tough problems facing us will not be solved by specialists but rather by holism, and thankfully western science is moving aggressively towards it.