ion has also begun to separate us from each other. Sustainable methods of production and consumption are being overrun by a consumerist attitude, and as a result our “emphasis on economic growth is tearing apart the very foundation of our societies, the way we live our everyday lives and develop as human beings.”(Moss)While their can be no argument that capitalism has provided many with a prosperity unlike that of any other time, there is plenty of room for arguments about the resulting quality of life. Systems of thought and action that have persisted since the dawn of time are being destroyed little by little and the result is a disintegration of society and nature that cannot continue without seriously damaging results. ...