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Civilisation: Its Cause and Cure, and Other Essays

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This publication, by English utopian socialist Edward Carpenter, describes civilisation as a sort of disease with which humanity is afflicted. Alongside this influential publication (originally published in 1889), are compiled other essays: Modern Science: A Criticism; The Science of the Future: A Forecast; Defence of Criminals: A Criticism of Morality; Exfoliation: Lamarck versus Darwin; Custom; A Rational and Humane Science; and The New Morality, plus Appendices (notes on various "Pre-Civilised peoples"). - Summary by Jake Malizia (8 hr 23 min)

Chapters

Preface to Complete Edition

8:30

Read by Chad Jackson

Civilisation: Its Cause and Cure (Part 1)

20:43

Read by Robert Sinkiewicz

Civilisation: Its Cause and Cure (Part 2)

20:09

Read by Robert Sinkiewicz

Civilisation: Its Cause and Cure (Part 3)

27:50

Read by Robert Sinkiewicz

Civilisation: Its Cause and Cure (Part 4)

31:02

Read by Robert Sinkiewicz

Modern Science: A Criticism (Part 1)

35:11

Read by Jake Malizia

Modern Science: A Criticism (Part 2)

36:55

Read by Jake Malizia

The Science of the Future: A Forecast

36:49

Read by czandra

Defence of Criminals: A Criticism of Morality (Part 1)

37:09

Read by Tina Ding

Defence of Criminals: A Criticism of Morality (Part 2)

40:24

Read by Tina Ding

Exfoliation: Lamarck versus Darwin

40:24

Read by czandra

Custom

19:50

Read by czandra

A Rational and Humane Science

52:07

Read by Julie Yu

The New Morality

36:00

Read by czandra

Appendix

1:00:22

Read by Jake Malizia