Question 1. Unlike in the past where environmental systems had the surplus capacity needed to absorb the impacts of human activity, the global economy has now grown to the point where no such surplus exists.
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False
Question 2. A broad social context determines whether or not scientific knowledge is useful in transforming a paradigm.
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False
Question 3. According to the authors of your textbook:
it is only when individuals can satisfy their reasonable desires in an ethical manner that they can be said to be "living well."
"living well" is not possible within a "Business as Usual" society
"living well" in the Anthropocene is only possible within a society that has shifted to a Paradigm of Biosensitivity.
all of the above are true.
Question 4. Knowing that a factory discharges a dangerous chemical into the air or water does not necessarily prevent the factory from continuing to discharge it, if the dominant paradigm places over-riding importance on the economic activity that the factory generates.
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False
Question 5. Human ecology concerns itself with answering two questions: "What makes life possible?", and "What makes life worthwhile?" Whether approached through sociology or environmental science, eventually the same answer is reached: What's good for the Earth is also good for human health and happiness.
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False