Fire & Water

This book outlines the fascinating history of one of the most profound, yet little heralded change in the way humans organise society. The attempt to place the market at the centre of society is nothing less than a rejection of potentially millions of years of thought, philosophy, teaching and tradition. According to the author, this explains why the rise in economic prosperity, rather than translating into an increase in happiness, is resulting in the opposite: greater social division, increased civil unrest and violence, a sense of great injustice, erosion of civil liberties, and even contributing to the rising tide of mental illness. Whether these are simply teething problems or evidence of a fatal flaw in the new ideology remains to be seen. Common sense has protected humanity for millions of years, it is warning us once again. Unless we take action now, the morality of the market will become the defacto morality of humanity. Will enough people listen this time around