Samuel Alexander
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Jan- 2017 -10 JanuaryGeneral
The Moral and Ethical Weight of Voluntary Simplicity: A Philosophical Review
A vast and growing body of scientific literature is impressing upon us that human economic activity is degrading planetary ecosystems…
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5 JanuaryWhy Permaculture?
Live Without Dead Thyme: Photo Tour of Garden
I spent Saturday night under a 100 year old pear tree with David Holmgren, Su Dennett, and a spirited gathering…
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Nov- 2016 -25 NovemberGeneral
Any Graphic Designers Out There? A Call Out for Collaborators
The Simplicity Institute is mobilising for a new ‘culture jamming’ project next year and we’ve started gathering a team of…
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Oct- 2016 -3 OctoberGeneral
Deface the Currency: The Lost Dialogues of Diogenes
I’m happy to announce the publication of my new book – or, rather, my new ‘philosophical play’ in six acts…
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Sep- 2016 -6 SeptemberGeneral
Wild Democracy: A Biodiversity of Resistance and Renewal
1. Introduction With characteristic insight, the great American philosopher, John Dewey, once wrote: ‘Every generation has to accomplish democracy over…
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Jul- 2016 -12 JulyGeneral
A Prosperous Descent – Telling new stories as the old book closes
OVER THE LAST two centuries in the West, we have been telling ourselves that economic growth is the most direct…
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Jun- 2016 -29 JuneGeneral
Residencies available at the Wurruk’an Ecovillage and Permaculture Farm (Victoria)
Wurruk’an is a small community of people living in West Gippsland, Victoria. For the last few years we have been…
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6 JuneGeneral
A Simpler Way: Crisis as Opportunity (Full Documentary)
Fresh from a sold-out premiere, Jordan and Samuel have made available their full length documentary film A Simpler Way: Crisis…
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Apr- 2016 -27 AprilEconomics
Film – A Simpler Way: Crisis as Opportunity (Premiere)
The overlapping economic, environmental, and cultural crises of our times can seem overwhelming, can seem like challenges so great and…
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27 AprilEconomics
Policies for a Post-Growth Economy
The 1972 publication of Limits to Growth sparked a controversy that has yet to subside. This book argued that if…
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Nov- 2015 -17 November
What is Degrowth? Envisioning a Prosperous Descent
This is a transcript of my keynote address presented at the ‘Local Lives, Global Matters’ conference in Castlemaine, Victoria, 16-18…
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Sep- 2015 -24 SeptemberCommunity
Earth as a Petri Dish: The Problem of Growth
Republished with permission from https://simplicitycollective.com/earth-as-a-petri-dish-the-problem-of-growth The 1972 publication of Limits to Growth sparked a controversy that has yet to subside.…
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