The Axemaker's Gift
by Robert Ornstein, James Burke

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Book Review: Burke & Ornstein's Gift to Us
Summary: 5 Stars

Easy reading--interesting -- consistent message. The authors may bend the historical discussions to maintain the metaphor, and how well its double edge works. Language, a primary gift, diminished the elders' responsibility to teach, but offered the opportunity to learn from many sources, past and present. For today's leaders, a warning remains clear: Evaluate what is new and its consequences before rushing to embrace it. The Axemaker continues to hone a double edge of hope and hurt. Burke and Ornstein call upon us to take care -- to avoid the "cut and control" concepts that separate people, ideas, scientific thought, emotional well-being, and society. Technology can work for us if we seek the wholeness of life.

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Early Civilization Books

• Books > Subjects > History > Ancient
• Historical Study > Civilization & Culture
• Science & Math > History & Philosophy
• Social Sciences