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Towards a Repair Society: Conversations with Peter Erdi
by Péter Érdi
Listen to a series of conversations with Dr. Peter Erdi about his and Dr. Zsuzsa Szvetelszky's new book, REPAIR.This book propagates a new way of thinking about managing our resources by integrating complex systems theory and social psychology perspectives. By resources, the authors mean objects, such as cell phones and cars, and human resources, such as family members, friends, and the small and large communities they belong to. As we all face the "replace or repair" dichotomy, readers will understand how to repair themselves, their relationships, and communities, accept the "new normal," and contribute to repairing the world. The book is offered to Zoomers, growing up in a world where it seems everything is falling apart; people in their 30s and 40s, who are thinking about how to live a fulfilling life; people from the Boomers generation who are thinking back on life and how to repair relationships. The Reader will enjoy the intellectual adventure of connecting the natural
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Towards a Repair Society Part 4 Conversation with Peter Erdi
Listen in on the 4th and final part of the conversation with Dr Peter Erdi about his and Dr Zsusza Szvetelszky's new book, REPAIR. Today we talk about the concepts of the “new normal”, creative destruction, characteristics of a repair society, and pathways to a circular economy. In past episodes, we’ve acknowledged the problems of the world and how the state of the world may resist change. This time, the prevailing theme is one of shifting from phase to phase, and where we would like society to be headed.
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Towards a Repair Society Part 3 Conversation with Peter Erdi
Listen in on Part 3 of the conversation with Dr Peter Erdi about his and Dr Zsuzsa Szsvetelszky's new book, REPAIR. We discuss resilience at personal, object, community, and global levels, capitalism as a possible runaway process, goal-directed systems, and the future of repair.
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Towards a Repair Society Part 2 Conversation with Peter Erdi
Listen in on Part 2 of the conversation Dr Peter Erdi about his and Dr Zsuzsa Szvetelszky's new book, REPAIR. We discuss the concept of Nostalgia for a Golden Age, and breakage and collapse and object, interpersonal, societal, and global levels.
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Towards a Repair Society Part 1 Conversation with Peter Erdi
Listen in on a conversation Dr Peter Erdi about his and Dr Zsuzsa Szvetelszky's new book, REPAIR. We discuss motivations for the book, and the opposing concepts of throw-away and repair societies.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Listen to a series of conversations with Dr. Peter Erdi about his and Dr. Zsuzsa Szvetelszky's new book, REPAIR.This book propagates a new way of thinking about managing our resources by integrating complex systems theory and social psychology perspectives. By resources, the authors mean objects, such as cell phones and cars, and human resources, such as family members, friends, and the small and large communities they belong to. As we all face the "replace or repair" dichotomy, readers will understand how to repair themselves, their relationships, and communities, accept the "new normal," and contribute to repairing the world. The book is offered to Zoomers, growing up in a world where it seems everything is falling apart; people in their 30s and 40s, who are thinking about how to live a fulfilling life; people from the Boomers generation who are thinking back on life and how to repair relationships. The Reader will enjoy the intellectual adventure of connecting the natural
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