Henryk Skolimowski

thumb|200px|Henryk Skolimowski Henryk Skolimowski (4 May 1930 – 6 April 2018) was a Polish philosopher. He was considered to be the leading thinker in the field of eco-philosophy. Quotes We travel faster, and yet it takes us longer to get to work. ...when we traveled with the speed of about 8 miles per hour it took us an average of about 5-10 minutes to get to work; when we traveled with the speed of about 25 miles per hour, it took us about 20 minutes; when we travel nowadays with the speed of about 55 miles per hour it takes an average of about 45 minutes to reach work. Is this progress, or an illusion of progress? ... No doubt we buy and “consume” more books, records, reproductions, but most of them have become mere commodities. We are bombarded with new information, but we acquire no new knowledge, let alone new experience. Is this progress, or an illusion of progress? “The Scientific World View and the Illusions of Progress,” Social Research, Vol. 41, No. 1 (1974), pp. 80-81 External links Category:1930 births Category:2018 deaths Category:Philosophers from Poland Category:University of Oxford alumni