Re: [Fis] "Ecological Economics and Information"

Dear Loet,

Thank you very much for your comments. I think there is some
misunderstanding because my intention was not to provoke any philosophical
or 'theological' discussion at all, but to contemplate the
ecologic-economic problems from a larger perspective. This is a typical
"informational problem" in a multidisciplinary forum, isn't it?

My central Questions 1-7, unfortunately still undiscussed in the list, were
formulated since the perspective, say, of a "technological (thermoeconomic)
approach", which actually is my own working field. Perhaps those other
Questions 8 - 11, that I formulated just to close the last section of my
introductory text, could be summarized and re-written in a much more clear
and elegant way by using the words of Martin Rees (taken from his book: Our
Final Century, Published by William Heinemann, London, 2003).

"Do we follow science and technology where it takes us, hope for the best,
and deal with the consequences? Or, instead, do we believe that the risks
to humanity presented by advances in science and technology require a
fundamental rethinking of the governance of the research and development
enterprise?"

(I think that Heiner will find it interesting ---thanks for the web
addresses!).

Once again, thank you very much, Loet, for your comments. However I
consider, without any intention of limiting or constraining any
contribution to this discussion, that it would be more fruitful for our
collective advancement to start "breaking the ice" with respect to the more
specific aspects, that probably will also be easier for discussing.

Best regards,

Luis
Received on Fri Oct 31 10:30:40 2003