TagJeremy Rifkin

  This article provides a critical analysis of Jeremy Rifkin’s Entropy. It points out logical fallacies in the author’s views on modern medicine, the development of third world countries, and international organizations, and questions whether his proposed transition to a low-entropy society is a realistic solution.   Introduction Humans have always wondered about the future...

This article discusses the book Entropy: A New Worldview by Jeremy Rifkin. In this book, Rifkin takes a critical look at the sustainability of modern civilization and industry based on the second law of thermodynamics, the law of entropy. The text introduces the possibility of humanity’s demise due to increasing entropy, which Rifkin argues is likely, but also offers counterarguments and a...

Jeremy Rifkin argues that modern mechanical civilization promotes energy waste and increased entropy, which will eventually lead to the end of humanity. He criticizes materialism and proposes a new worldview that follows the law of entropy, but lacks a discussion of the positive aspects of technology and sustainable development.   In Jeremy Rifkin’s book, entropy is defined as “in...

Drawing on Jeremy Rifkin’s Entropy, I discuss the impact of energy use and technological advancement on the future of humanity. The author argues that an increase in entropy is inevitable, but that humanity can overcome it through technological advancement, and suggests ways to solve current problems.   Entropy is the title of this book and an accurate representation of the...

Jeremy Rifkin’s Entropy warns of energy consumption and the end of civilisation through the law of entropy, but there is a counter argument that technological advances can slow the increase in entropy by enabling energy acquisition.   In Entropy, Jeremy Rifkin applies the second law of thermodynamics, the law of entropy, not only to the scientific realm but also to society at large. As...

Modern medicine has contributed greatly to extending human life and reducing suffering from disease, and has promoted order rather than social disorder. Therefore, the claim that modern medicine has unnecessarily increased entropy is not valid.   Humans have long dreamed of organs that run permanently without energy input. If such an organ could be invented, it would solve humanity’s...

Jeremy Rifkin’s Entropy explains the irreversibility of energy consumption and the inevitability of increasing entropy, and argues for the need to transition to a low-entropy society.   A few weeks ago, I was waiting in line at the bus station to catch the school shuttle bus. In the distance, a blue bus I had never seen before approached. On the front of the bus, the words...

Renewable energy has been touted as the main source of energy for the Third Industrial Revolution, but I believe shale gas is a more efficient and practical alternative.   The time for revolution has arrived. The economy is in trouble – the financial crisis in the US, the financial crisis in Europe – and the price of coal and oil is on a steep upward curve that seems to mock us...