Political Science · Political Theory
'Human beings have made the mistake of regarding energy as income.' Who made this statement?
AArne Naess
BMurray Bookchin
CErnest F. Schumacher ✓ Correct
DRudolf Bahro
Correct answer: (C) Ernest F. Schumacher — The statement is made by E. F. Schumacher, so the answer is Schumacher.
Explanation
★The statement is made by E. F. Schumacher, so the answer is Schumacher.
★Schumacher is famous for Small Is Beautiful and the idea of Buddhist economics.
★He warned that fossil fuels are natural capital, not income to be spent freely.
★Treating finite energy reserves as income leads to their reckless exhaustion.
★He argued for appropriate, human scale and sustainable technology.
★Arne Naess founded deep ecology, while Murray Bookchin developed social ecology.
★Rudolf Bahro moved from Marxism to eco-socialism and spiritual ecology.
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