| Published: | 1 September 2003 |
| Format: | Paperback 144 pp photos |
| Category: | Social Ecology / Social Issues |
| ISBN: | 9781876451486 |
| Price: | $26.95 |
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Twelve Principles
Living with integrity in the twenty-first century
Martin Hawes
In a world seeking moral leadership, Twelve Principles proposes ways by which we can live responsibly, reappraise our values and develop a world consciousness. These times of great change challenge us to reconsider the values by which we live. Our pursuit of materialism has delivered vast inequalities in wealth, the destructive consequences of climate change, and ever-increasing divisions between peoples and countries. It is a time when many are questioning the wisdom of the prevailing ethos. Martin Hawes proposes twelve principles by which we can live responsibly in the world today. Inspired by the teachings of the humanist thinker, J. Krishnamurti, these principles are applicable at a global as well as a personal level. They are based on living with awareness, acting with integrity and appreciating our interrelationship with all life. To illustrate these precepts in practice, the author includes profiles of twelve people from around the world who are effecting positive change in their own lives and communities. By showing us what is possible, they inspire us all.
Includes a foreword by Senator Bob Brown, leader of the Australian Greens.
Martin Hawes
Martin Hawes, author, photographer, and wilderness management consultant, was born in England and has lived in Tasmania since he was twelve. He has spent much of his life in the Tasmanian wilderness, often on extended solo expeditions. His first book, Above Me Only Sky: A portrait of the Tasmanian Wilderness, was published in 1981. Martin Hawes has devoted much of the past 25 years to wilderness photography, and much of the past twelve years to writing on philosophical issues. His most recent work is the multimedia production The Island.
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