Essay On Global Issues

The international organizations plays a various roles that positively and negatively impact the global socio economic development of various nations. These are institutions that are set to uphold the values of certain agendas that are put out there for member nations to embark on in improving a nation's socio economic development. Some of these agendas and charters do come with costs and these costs includes fines, punishments. It also has benefits, a benefit weaker and stronger nations in achieving certain goals in the global spectrum. International organizations set standards for other nations to follow in ensuring economic development and social empowerment through education, sponsorship, loans and conditions that needs to be met. Some of the international organizations like NATO may take a militarize version of peace keeping if necessary to combat the evil of human right violations in some repressive and unstable undemocratic countries. Some of the international organizations like the UN, will aid countries and intervene when necessary to diplomatically and verbally condemn evil in the world. Sometimes may chose forceful intervention to stop manslaughter and gross human rights violations. Also these organizations have often being criticized and labelled as interests driven organizations by some other critics. Sometimes these institutions are blamed for biasness, are seen neo–colonist, and sometimes are labelled very Eurocentric institutions with an agenda Get

Global Issues In Gcse Geography

Geography: Geography. Geography helps you to make sense of the world around you. Its fun, interesting and a hands on subject. GCSE geography contains a mix of different topics such as: Urban Issues Global Issues Extreme Environments Climates Rivers Hazards... this is only a few of the topics you can enjoy. The GCSE geography course will help you understand what is happening to the world because of us and how we can stop it. In GCSE field work is a very important feature. If you do decide to take geography you would be going on lots of different trips to see the wonders of the world and the not so amazing parts. Get

Homelessness: A Global Issue

Homelessness: A Global Issue

Homelessness is a prime concern for numerous countries across the globe, including the most advanced ones. Though the population of homeless people tends to be higher in developing countries, it is still a concern in developed nations. Homelessness is a state where someone lacks regular shelter. The term includes people who do not have a home and sleep on the streets, as well as those whose basic nighttime residence is a homeless shelter or other improvised form of housing. Such people lack the capacity to acquire or maintain sufficient nighttime shelter. Individuals and family units become homeless for many reasons. Assessing these causes can help to mitigate the issue.

According to a report issued in 2005 by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, approximately 100 million individuals are homeless globally (Bywaters, Eileen, and Napier 150). This population has no shelter and must sleep in doorways, on sidewalks, under bridges, in incomplete buildings, and in parks. They also resort to places such as public buildings and bus and railway stations. Night shelters are also significant, as they offer a roof over their heads. The issue of homelessness is extremely pervasive and its causes are varied. At the most basic economic level, poverty and unemployment are core factors that spearhead homelessness. This is because the destitute simply lack the capacity to obtain and maintain shelter. Beyond economic issues, political issues limit people

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Pollution is a growing issue in the world and is the major cause that contributes to many environmental problems. What is usually classified as pollution, what kind of pollution is present in the world, and what the people are doing to deal with this pollution issue in the world. There are several problems with world pollution that are associated with global warming and include waste disposal, water pollution, and air pollution. These things are usually caused by people on the planet who produce waste. This has been a growing complication and is (omit) now been taken as a serious issue. Solutions to these situations have been considered to keep the Earth and all the things in it.

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"The problem of exposure to hazardous materials remains, except that it is spread over a wider area" (Newton).

Illegal waste disposal is also another reason that contributes to world pollution. It may be defined as the improper disposal of waste at any site other than a regularly licensed landfill or other facility. Usually this kind of disposal is done because people are unaware of the law and are unwilling to take the time or refuse to pay the costs for properly disposing materials, or are in possession of toxic materials that may cause legal problems. (Watts) "Illegal waste dumping ranges from being a simple nuisance to a serious health hazard and often occur in isolated or desolate places. In the United States, illegal waste dumping is often thought of as a local problem; however, the motives and types of people who engage in it–including multinational corporations, criminal syndicates, and individuals–persist throughout the world" (Watts).

The dangers of disposing of waste illegally are often unknown by some corporations or even ignored. By not getting rid of waste properly it encourages more dumping, so a small problem may rapidly become a major hazard. Another danger is the health risks posed by the type of material being discarded. Dangerous materials commonly dumped illegally include such medical wastes as used syringes

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"The failure to engage in the fight to anticipate, prevent, and ameliorate global health problems would diminish America's stature in the realm of health and jeopardize our own 
health, economy, and national security, " stated by The Institute of Medicine. Global health refers to health phenomenon that transcends across national borders. For instance, global health would address predicaments such as: infectious and insect–borne diseases that can spread from one country to another. Thus, global health should be addressed by collaborative actions and solutions. On the other hand, countries tend to focus on other essential issues that are occurring in the present day and therefore, overlook the global health issue. Some issues that countries...show more content...

Thus, finding methods of educating people, and providing medical aid for these preventable diseases can avoid many deaths. Second reason for attending global health issue is for balancing resources. According to The Lancet Journal, ninety percent of the world's health care resources are spent on diseases that affect only ten percent of the world's population. (Norris, 2009) Therefore, ensuring that resources are evenly distributed throughout the world would assist to limit the diseases from spreading from country to country. Third, global health can influence Canadians indirectly such as, the increase of diseases. Some of these diseases becoming more prevalent is HIV/AIDS, malaria, and TB and are increasing poverty and political instability within countries. (Worldwide HIV & AIDS Statistics, 2009) Thus, global health should be a concern because it can help prevent civil conflict in other countries. (Worldwide HIV & AIDS Statistics, 2009) Fourth, global health should be a concern across all nations as there is more contact amongst people because of globalization diseases occurs at a faster rate. Globalization is defined as a modern phenomenon process by which countries and peoples are increasingly interconnected, integrated, and interdependent that occurred over centuries. (Andrews, 2010) Since the world is increasingly becoming interconnected, diseases can travel from nation to nation and it can cause

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The Reasons for Global Inequality

Global Inequality

Global Inequality has been and will remain to be an ever pressing issue of concern across many subjects and specifically that of economics. The industrial revolution and globalization are great catalysts to why some nations are so rich and others so poor as they allowed for competition and specialization. There are many other factors as to why certain nations are poor and others rich, arguably historical reasons, structural reasons, abundance of resources and fops, lack of diversification, political issues and systems, geographical issues and topology and the controversy of culturally related poverty due to social factors such as work ethics. Through the analysis of numerous factors, this essay will attempt to stem out ...show more content...

This is because a strong rule of law increases investments into that particular economy, a prime example would be Britain and its relatively safe and supportive environment for investing as property laws are well established compared to a country such as Mexico. Moreover, a strong rule of law means less tax evasion and thus better fiscal policy and control over the Economy which will allow it to conduct appropriate Keynesian policies and thus manage the economy appropriately. Aside from the socially constructed factors of politics, a country could be poor due to reasons beyond their control. Natural resources can be vital for a nation's economic growth and its wealth, especially during the early stages of development. The Arab states have managed to completely transform their economies during the second half of the 20th Century due to the discovery of oil reserves. Exploiting Natural Resources will lead to higher domestic produce and thus higher growth. Exporting these natural resources can also lead to a favorable position in the current accounts under the Balance of Payments. Other natural factors could affect the state of the Economy, such as that of Geography and climate. Nations under the constant threat of natural disasters usually also suffer from Economic problems as production could be halted due to infrastructural and

Poverty is one of the most pressing global issues today because it is the backbone of other global issues such as the economy and education. It affects not only individuals but to the United States as a country. Minimum wage needs to be established suitable to the cost of living in America and not just according to your state. The current minimum wage is not adequate enough for anyone to make an honest living to rise above the poverty level. It is actually putting more people in poverty. America is becoming more technical and computer savvy which is eliminating a lot of jobs and forcing a lot of people to find lower paying jobs because of lack of computer skills. These computer skills can be learned if there was adequate education for...show more content...

I love God and I believe in the power of prayer. I was raised by a single mother who instilled a great work ethic, morals and values that will carry me through life. She has taught me to believe in myself and never let what others think or say about you define you. Life is about choices and consequences and it is up to you to decide what choices will lead to the right consequences for you. Growing up without a father who was there to support me was hurtful but I did not become a victim to my circumstances. My mother taught me that God will remove people out of your life who will mean you more harm than good. She and my grandmother taught me that everything happens for a reason even though when it is happening you don't know or understand why but eventually it will be revealed. I was taught that to get the things in life that matter to you may cause you to make sacrifices but if you remain faithful you will be rewarded. God never takes something away from you without giving you back something better in His timing. There is a time and a place for everything and we must be patient and wait for our time. All of these values and lessons that I have been taught has prepared me for whatever may come my way. I know that anything worth having is not going to be easy but it will be worth it. Each one of my strengths and weaknesses makes me who I am today, a God fearing

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At the age of six, most girls are not yet ready to be married. Six years old is when children are supposed to begin going to school, making new friends, and exploring their new freedom and independence. However, this was not the case for a young girl named Tahani who lives in Hajjah, Yemen. At the age of six, Tahani was forced to be married to a man more than four times her age. Tahani's youngmarriage resulted in a lack of education and regular subjection to beatings and sexual assault by her husband (Sinclair). While conditions for women in developed countries have drastically improved over the last few centuries, in third–world areas, stories like Tahani's are still very common. Despite advances in equality, girls all over the world are still forced into marriage at very young ages, denied their right to education, and made the victims of domestic violence and rape. Millions of girls each year are forced into marriage as children, often to men several times their age. The rates of girls being forced into marriage under the age of eighteen in developing countries around the world is as much as one in five, and as many as one in nine girls are married by the age of fifteen ("Early and Forced Marriage – Facts, Figures, and What You Can Do"). While these rates are decreasing, the progress is very slow, and it is predicted that another 100 million girls will be married as children over the course of the next decade. Girls married young are not only deprived of Get more content

One of the most pressing global issues of the 21st Century is the contribution of humans to climate change. To understand human impact on the Earth it is crucial to understand the basic climate science of glacial periods and the greenhouse effect. For its entire lifetime, the planet has gone through cycles of glacial advance and retreat. More simply, the Earth warms and cools in cycles, the last of which we call the Ice Age. These cycles are completely natural, expected, and simply a part of life on Earth. The greenhouse effect directly explains how this warming occurs. The Earth is heated by radiation from the sun; sunlight enters the Earth's atmosphere, warms the earth, and is reflected back out into space. The Earth's atmosphere protects the earth from freezing, trapping heat from the sun. Without the greenhouse effect, the earth would be completely frozen. Since the start of the Industrial Era in the mid–1700's the massive industrialization of human society across the globe has led to tremendous increase in the release of Greenhouse Gases such as CO2, methane, nitrous oxide, and halocarbons. These gases trap the heat from the sun, raising the temperature of the planet much faster than normal. Most of this output of gas has been in the past 40 years. This rapid output has caused unprecedented change "which include changing weather patterns, rising sea level, and more extreme weather events." (1) By artificially increasing the amounts of gases, humans have raised

Heralded as one of the most controversial subjects since it's rise in popularity in the early 2000s, global warming has been the topic of many fierce debates. It has risen to rank fourth in what Americans fear most, overcoming things such as crime, their future and natural disasters. The fear of the unknown in regards to the current climate crisis terrifies the public more than the uncertainty of their own lives. The issue of global warming stems from many sources, while some occur naturally in our environment, a majority derive from the enormous amounts of pollutants being produced by the human populace. The bulk of pollutants emerge from the use of non–renewable resources such as oil, coal, and natural gas; all of which are used to sustain the conventional day to day life of the American population. This ever–growing fear is met with the concern of extremely limited non–renewable resources humans depend on, that if disrupted, would ruin countless lives around the world. The United States needs to make advancements to rely solely on clean and renewable energy because of it's limitless abundance, the relative cost in comparison to the inefficient energy sources used today, and the detrimental effects of non–renewable energy. Unfortunately, one of the most important reasons for relying on non renewable energy, is often forgotten and taken for granted. The limitless energy that is produced naturally is so common place in everyday life, that few think about it's practical uses.

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Angela Brown Professor Miller English

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13 Sept 2015

Terrorism

Many of us will embrace our loved ones before leaving our homes to start a hectic workday. As we hug our children and kiss our spouses goodbye, the thought of losing them, or our lives to acts of terrorism, is typically not one to cross our minds. On September 11, 2001, this mere thought became the reality for many families. The eleventh of September will forever be remembered as the date a terrorist organization, known as al–Qaeda, attacked the United States killing thousands of innocent people. The al–Qaeda organization have exposed vulnerabilities in the United States' homeland security. Many have questioned how could this happen to a country known to be the most powerful nation in the world and what steps are being taken to prevent these acts from occurring in the future? Today,terrorism is a forefront global issue bringing nations together to develop ways to improve national security for all. The term terrorism, in English use, originated during the French Revolution 's Reign of Terror when violent acts were carried out by a political group called the Jacobin Club. The Jacobin Club conducted numerous of guillotine killings to enforce obedience from the state and to bully regime enemies (History of Terrorism). History also shows when individuals disagree with beliefs or views of another group of people, sometimes acts of violence and destruction are used to intimidate or conform. Examples of acts of

In the recent years, global warming has taken an increasingly prominent role in the international society. Today, the great debate over the existence of global warming is over; almost everyone believes that global warming is a real issue that must be addressed. The world is now at the step in which it must take action to combat climate change. In the push to do this, many countries report their carbon emissions. However, in reporting our carbon emissions, many people are jumping to conclusions by wrongly pointing at China as most responsible for climate change.

A Reuters article from April 13, 2015 titled "China to surpass U.S. as top cause of modernglobal warming" talked about how China has overtaken the U.S. as the lead pollution in the world and what this means in the fight against global warming. To describe the transition to being the world's largest emitter, the article quoted Glen Peters of the Center for International Climate and Environmental Research, Oslo, who said, "A few years ago China 's per capita emissions were low, its historical responsibility was low. That 's changing fast." The article then shifted its focus to how we should pin responsibility for global warming in order to pressure its main contributors into becoming more energy efficient.

Among the many problems with this article is that it does not consider lurking variables. When you look at the raw numbers, China is indeed the biggest contributor to carbon emissions. However, China is also the

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Global Societies

Sharia Goodman Global Societies

09/09/10

My understanding of a Global Society is that it brings people of all nations closer together, through a common ground. It's like a growth towards countries coming together economically and not only seeing themselves through their national individuality, but as well as a part of the world as a whole; whether it is through ethnicity and culture, politics, education.

Ethnicity and culture factors into global societies in many various ways, it is a world with numerous groups of people with loads of different beliefs. Global society is nothing more than a big world with many different ethnicities and cultures incorporated differently across the world. In many ways globalization has...show more content...

Particularly, if another country was to invade or revolutionize this country with their beliefs and traditions that country would be forced to lose theirs and conform to this invasive country.

After that, he stated, "The call for the white man on the white horse, the strong leader who in a time of crisis can act resolutely in the nation's interests," basically stating that some of these recently liberalized nations with weak political systems need to step up and form a strong political systems, one that will be effective in this society. When there is a crisis within in the nation the leader and/or government needs to stride for a more conventional government, particularly a democracy, but some nations tend to believe that democracy is just a condition for advancement, while other believe it is a luxury to have, but not a priority. So those countries without democracy would make this global society more of use if they fought for this right.

To conclude, Annan states, "Globalization is made the scapegoat of ills which more often have domestic roots of a political nature." After taking in what was being said, he explains how some countries would turn away from a global society and only tend to the needs within their country rather than addressing the nation as a whole, but as soon a crisis happens with the country they are quick to rejoin the global community and ask for a lending hand. So, in order to have a successful

By 2030, the urban population will reach 5 billion – 60 % of the world's population.It is clear that the development of urban areas holds the key to many of the challenges we face in our interactions with the environment. Climate change has become one of the most challenging global environmental issues facing humanity.. Urban households, industries and infrastructures are key sources of greenhouse gases. Urban areas concentrate populations, economic activities and built environments, thus increasing their risk from floods, heat waves, and other climate and weather hazards that climate change is expected to aggravate. Many of our urban centres are in the very areas (e.g. coasts) that will make them more vulnerable to adverse climate change events. But beyond the obvious risks and vulnerabilities that climate change will bring to our urban areas, these same urban centres will, by necessity, play a pivotal role in our mitigation and adaptation efforts as well. Urban centres are hubs of development, sources of innovations and policy responses to reduce the emissions of heat trapping gases and adapt to the impacts of climate change. It is this combination, within urban areas, of increased vulnerabilities along with increased opportunities that can incubate important synergies and resources for creating innovative adaptation and mitigation strategies. (UN–Habitat. 2006).

Urbanizationis, in statistical terms, an increasing proportion of a population living in settlements defined as

Global Warming: A Global Issue

Global Warming has many opposing viewpoints. Some people might say that it is not a big deal and others say that it is a very important issue. In my opinion, it is critical that we pay attention to this issue and take it seriously, as well as take action. It is important that we, as humans try to help slow down the process of the Earth warming. There are many factors contributing to global warming. Humans are a huge part of it, and we might not even know it. A great amount of daily human activities supply large quantities ofcarbon dioxide and greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, which is the main reason for the increasing global temperature. Global warming is responsible for many disastrous environmental changes. The Earth is heating up and it is taking a huge toll on the environment, animals, and humans.

Everyday humans contribute to global warming and they might even know it. Daily human activities like driving a car, operating a machine, and burning wood release large amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and as a result causes the global climate to warm. I know that I contribute to global warming every single day by just riding or driving a car. Robert T. Watson, whom is an associate director for environment in the White House office of science and technology, believes that global warming is largely caused by human activities that increase carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which presents a serious environmental threat. Watson

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Global Environmental Issues Of The World

There are more than 7 billion people on Earth and counting presently, and roughly one in eight of us does not have enough to eat. The question "how many people the Earth can contain and sustain" is a long–standing one that becomes more intense as the world 's population–and our use of natural resources–keeps booming(1). It should be noted that there are 7 continents (Asia, Africa, South America, North America, Europe, Australia and Antarctica) and 196 countries without including sub–nations and unoccupied islands in the world. This is not shocking to people as the world dynamics cannot be completely studied as population trends change from time to time due periodic occurrences. Population debates like this are why, in 2011, National Geographic published a series called "7 Billion" onworld population, its trends, implications, and future. After years of examining global environmental issues such as climate change, energy, food supply, and freshwater, we thought the time was ripe for a deep discussion of people and how we are related to all these other issues–issues that are getting increased attention today, amid the new population projections(1). Recent researches show that the world population took billions of years to reach 7 billion and between 200 years rapidly increased 5 percent and increased to 7.4 billion(2).(2) In a famous 1798 essay, the Reverend Thomas Malthus proposed that human population would grow more rapidly than our ability to grow food, and that

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World hunger has been a constant problem throughout the ages. It is a problem that should be able to be solved easily, yet there are still 1.02 billion undernourished people worldwide. With the world population being 6.7 billion people, and the Earth producing more than enough food for this amount of people, why is it that there are hungry, malnourished people all around the globe?

Hunger is caused by many events, including the poverty trap, natural disasters, war, poor agricultural infrastructure, and over–exploitation of the environment. The poverty trap is the cycle of poverty that can begin from a limited diet and progress to birthing a baby that is malnourished. This causes the baby to have slower development and poor...show more content...

They do this by destroying local markets and seizing or destroying crops and animals, while contaminating wells and mining fields. This forces farmers to leave their lands and usually begins their cycle in the poverty trap. Poor agricultural infrastructure causes hunger because the lack of roads, warehouses, and irrigation causes higher transportation costs, a deficiency of storage facilities, and unreliable water supplies. To improve the agricultural infrastructure, however, it would cost a profuse amount of money, which would put the country in greater debt and result in less funding for essential systems, such as health care, which already has too little funding. Over–exploitation of the environment is caused by deforestation, over–cropping, poor farming practices, and overgrazing. When over–exploitation occurs, salination, erosion, and desertification results, causing less fertility and more hunger across the globe. Salination is caused by erosion that strips the earth of its nutrients, leaving behind salty, unfertile land. This causes plants to have less of a chance of growing properly, or not grow at all. When less plants grow, less people are fed, and more go hungry.

From 1970 to 1997, humanity was solving the starvation problem worldwide. The amount of hungry people had dropped from 959 million to 791 million, which is a total decrease of 168 million people. This decrease is

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Globalization is a historical phenomenon that has been happening for decades now, and whether it generates growth or not is a matter of whose point of view it is. The western countries, especially America and some European nations, are the ones taking full advantage of the benefits of globalization. On the other hand, some experts say that globalization is not doing much for the developing countries, or that it may be even worsening their scenarios of poverty and social inequality. But, I will get back to that later . The point is that globalization, while it was primarily triggered by the emergence of a global market and facilitated by the democratization of communication technologies, also caused cultural, social and even political...show more content...

We are in the era of free information flow and democratization of communication tools. Through the Internet, people are able to produce content and distribute it in many different ways to infinite different people. What is really amazing is that the idea of distance lost its significance. Now, you are able to communicate from your house in the south of Brazil with friends who live in India, America or any other place in the world. Messages are overcoming huge distances because of technological improvements and the implementation of global networks. The third movement is political. Basically, it means that since globalization implies a compression of national boundaries, which were brought about by the increase of trade at the global level, the importance of both the activity of international legal institutions and treats, like the World Trade Organization, and the dialogue between political leaders of different nations has risen significantly. Also, in the globalized world we see a quite interesting phenomenon: the importance given by nations' leaders to their self–image in the international political scene. Think this way: when countries were not dependent on the businesses they had with other countries why would presidents bother to be admired by other national leaders? What we see now is a scenario where nations' leaders struggle for status among the international political elite. The last set

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Climate Change : A Global Issue

Cody McLain 1/31/17

While debate rages on regarding responsibility for past greenhouse gas emissions and how to reduce the man–made sources of those gases, the world is actually already committed to adapting to the climate changes that will continue to develop as a result of past emissions. The need to adapt is urgent. Althoughclimate change is a global issue, it shows itself differently at the regional and local levels. Climate chage is already having concerning, and indeed worsening, effects on communities. This developing world will bear the heaviest burden of climate change, despite having contributed least to the greenhouse gas emissions responsible for climate change, and women are particularly affected....show more content...

Heat takes a lot more energy to reduce the temperature while the cold is easier to adjust to. Another collateral affect the climate change would have is poor air quality. With pollution from power and emissions from cars and power plants causes things like smog and bad air for us to breath in our atmosphere. http://climate.nasa.gov/causes/ Warmer temperatures and higher concentrations ofcarbon dioxide in the atmosphere stimulate some plants to grow faster, mature earlier, or produce more potent allergens. Allergy–related diseases are among the most common and chronic illnesses that can lead to lower productivity. Young children, the elderly, and those who are already ill are less able to withstand high temperatures and poor air quality. Temperature extremes and smog hit people with heart and respiratory diseases, including asthma, particularly hard.

"Climate change has a variety of reasons why the earth is absorbing so much heat one of those reasons are from when sunlight reaches Earth's surface, it can either be reflected back into space or absorbed by Earth. "Once absorbed, the planet releases some of the energy back into the atmosphere as heat (also called infrared radiation). Greenhouse gases like water vapor (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), and methane (CH4) absorb energy, slowing or preventing the loss of heat to space. In this way, GHGs act like a blanket, making

CBA Climate Change

Global Problems

The present global political situation is serious and desperately invites public awareness and concern. Global problems cannot be solved locally; they must be studied locally with an eye towards a mass–movement that would raise awareness of the severity of the problems as well as the absence of viable solutions. A comprehensive view should evolve through criticaldiscussions regarding both problems and possible solutions. The movement must seek to create minimal scientific literacy (that is, attention to factual reports plus a critical attitude toward them). The movement must be educational and democratic; it must encourage individual autonomy. It must freely confess ignorance and slowly develop ideas in a combination of...show more content...

(These are the four P's.) These dangers reinforce each other and there is no saying how much time we have before the threat of extinction becomes irreversible.

The survival of humanity should be on top of every political agenda, global, international, national and party–political. Clearly, it is not. Some brave, concerned and dedicated intellectuals, such as the philosopher Arne Naess, have relinquished their ordinary interests and activities, in order to devote the little they can do to face the central problems of human survival. They have my profound admiration, but not my consent: there is no good reason to follow their footsteps. Even though the concern of these brave and dedicated individuals is correct, their abandonment of all other aspects of their work may be too radical. My reasons for suggesting this is simple: the service of intellectuals as intellectuals, especially of philosophers as philosophers, may be more useful then their service as mere political activists and propagandists.

Here is the place to mention the general educational value of intellectual discipline, including certain valuable traits of philosophy. Though regrettably they are not sufficiently generally practiced even by leading philosophers, they still contribute to intellectual