Preface — What ar you wos Rook of pial ec sconcering at les Bebe hts uly co rm” Coming fom me, ths vente wet those who di ot know me wel (Th ered on my ks iro trary ut tad this was doubtless o be expected One cannot a mater fit clas them 2 predefined genre) am sil annoyed whe cl he special Ieexplin myself nd what | nas abl ele rine orn Tras wing (hich am Tet the way qualified economis do, that I had po Flom which «Rann scifi, the conracton of «church nishmen hat pected my reply: hal fee. deed, fad to ad thatthe book publishing) didnot the of Jove were no lena Triton, hat oy iron fconomy”in which the “expen Seal ker han Aue increased wa ste ook il. The Aan Sha Teng be intriguing bat ic as informatie, Ye | shoul hae fone further then, and armed the desire to ithe curse that this ele calls ito question, Cleary my pr tion wa he primary object. ylthe announcement os proc i always beta: Noone an sy without being coma hate geting rely to over arming He mt overt ad ha ll “Toy the book iter. Buta book is othing fits nts stn: fritcim has no determined the place shat belongs to inthe common movement of ea. Ags find myselced with the same dificsty The bok ther, but athe moment of writ: ings pefice | anno even ak that it be given the tention of ‘pecans in a scence. This fist esay addres, from outside ‘he separate dicplins a pablem that till hs ot ben framed 45 i auld be, one that may hold the hey tall she problems posed by every diiplneconcered with the movement of energy ‘on the earth ~ from geophyis to plical economy, byway of sociology histor and biology. Moreover, ether pcology nor ‘genta, philbsophy can be conidred fe ofthis primary ques ‘ion of economy: Even what may besa of ato erate, of powtry hasan ene ‘Wat of exces energy arte into she flencence afi The result is dha sich book, beng of interest to everyone, coukd well ie of interest ono one Certain its dangerous in extending he gid research of the scenes, 0 came to. pint where ane’ bjet no longer leaves one unafced,where, onthe contrary ts wha inane. ‘ded, sh cullion| consider. which animates the globe, som eullion, Thus the object afm research anno be di ‘ings othe bt ot sng pin In thw even bere Ping dificult in eeiving place in the common move ‘mento eas, my enterprise cme ip agunt the most personal ‘ottace, which moeoner ies the books finamentl meaning. ‘As comidered the objet of my ny, could ot personaly rete efferescence in which I dicinred the unwoabe pur Pc the ale of the old and calculated operation, My research I sai dat ts Sins a ieee sched cara ed nthe cold hac een ra eterno yr eco rans sirce Pies sys doy ose cl tom re hoc snld we Raney ne mae Bec meee ane Be eiven nets corr oriec ar pedro Cina mc onercterrnuct oad ace eee Sena eee BU incetmuier parma pepe ala gasseasoscas cera _=efepetaenliytrtielleieteran pein ints crer cat ycoe epee bashed hc rich pe och Pop Sencar Beko srap colon met ade Soa Be scunagrecoene Bit rewct as whan Sent toe hs pen emp iaea BO er hana ae fps coalesce ae Pe sesce iano ipl slellaabinhaderidarey —_Spestinaplanfatatenlsprpinernd Sommaire sec ecea cree Pe picnaceciacas Bs ow er mm ected oe /10 the leo eon ht doesn reen, solos to pols ‘al problems drnng from ado wio bat oe ily fn in this aemation: ht se atin time wha the ger ‘np. The comparison lows fm comidratons a enegy conomy that leave no rom for pti fantasy. but requee thinking ona level with pla of ces tht ron ceumter to onde ‘ary calculations «play of foces ud om the laws that govern 1 Inshot the perspectives where such rats appear ar hove {in which more general propositions revel ther meaning. pope sons according to which tot cx bu conan hy ho ort pe. “This being sid, wil ue critics tobe somewhat eat ie ‘san cay game ors ierefuable objection to new views, Gen ally tht whichis new isdiconcering and no comets under sod The objection are dtecte simplified appects that the ‘chor doesnt grant any more than woul-be contactor or ans only within the iso rola simpifation, There Selle chance in the present case that these peremptory dif ‘aks, which sand ou athe Sa reatng, hve escaped my ste tio in he 1 years thi work has demande of me, Bao beg ith, Leonie myself to quick version whch Sesoor cen erp ‘lor ht Lintredace- This epee nth hen a “hte expres roped expert 41h alu nal the developments of my bn, Boa emp falas af expen, knows nth ute rodciv expendtre nacional npn xeric ences ity ce “cation wi he ob opie by meth dsin ever apec of Me nated it fer grup ped ®) )) etl allow my hnking tb grepd et hi hin ul ore pl i th oa comer he el no wh pa eth wel bel lev ev ert Deseret ne wich ty aelpanaevep ater trateenad Seed i my pti nice Fete el td chore Ico oet ct tie Shag perl tn ele yin ete eth teeta prot oe fn ing fre wad sid eigen ot comin fennel ys nen te tion th pond cc testo the gel prem etre Tamed Oca gf on rer decided pe erg he aks fs inf everyone in deal ssa of growth and ese wae OO srmrs esha chartered wp ner he ror ht coat the yy of Kes Se een pes ea sal proton ee spc ps vay ve. Th dee Sse an arng he deny rope moe Steals eel Wr cays Beccles cm ae ti opel atl ma ac alec a ite ceding tpn of lane eel nd of Eto ofr hich us om th global resol eion fr ich ky creying toh ering +n ~in her word cei aco Beene ih he vrei tht at doof mind the seh fo sluion han exuberance ape this gies tan incomparable force, To soe piel robleny becomes dificult those who low anety sone to pester Ie fanecesary fr anaeyt pone hem. But hei shation dems ‘a ceran pont the removal of thi anne. The meaning othe policl propos to which this book leas and hat! forme Tava the end ofthe volume, inked wo this id nitude,”