Kahn And Class Discussion

"Thus, our moment is new – never before have the collected mass beings of the planet Earth been so thoroughly threatened with extinction as they are now and never before have so many of us raised this problem consciously and desperately together in the hopes of transforming society towards a better, more peaceable kingdom as a result. And yet, the present does not arise in a vacuum, but rather out of the concreteness of history itself."

After reading this article, it is seen that Kahn is a large supporter of environmental literacy and preservation. He specializes is animal pedagogy and environmental ethics. This article was a lot easier to read than the last one, but the large amount of numbers and statistics made it confusing at times. Kahn attempts to educate the American public with topics of ecology, the environmental movement, and environmental survival. The quote above was interesting to me because it states that the modern American public is so threatened by the imposing environmental issues in today's society. I think it's very accurate when it says that the public is not conscious or aware of the "imposing extinction". I think it's interesting that Kahn says our current efforts are not enough for survival.