Stephen Fellows- Shepard

Paul Shepard's book the Tender Carnivore attacked the rise of agriculture as one of the worst events to happen to both man and nature. While this may be true in modern times it is surely not true for the majority of Human History. Eisenberg proved that Indian tribes in the rain forest were able to support themselves by a slash and burn technique. Native American tribes were able to practice agriculture without adversely affecting the environment around them. Agriculture is not necessarily a bad development. His other ideas are interesting especially his idea about the way people should live in cities of only 50,000 people along the coast. While it seems ideal it is also unlikely. It requires people to give up alot of their individuality and independence and requires even those people who are enviromentally conscience to live in cities.