Grow or Die: The Unifying Principle of Transformation

by George T. Ainsworth-Land and George T. L. Land

Book Overview

When it was originally published in 1973, George T Ainsworth- Land's Grow or Die was met with both acclaim and controversy. Today, Ainsworth-Land's 'theory of transformation', which he introduced in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394483782
• ISBN13: 9780394483788
• Release Date: January 1973
• Publisher: Random House (NY)
• Length: 265 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.

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Grow or Die

In this immensely creative synthesis, George T. Lock Land presents a set of laws through which mankind can not only control its destiny but also extend its freedom. Grow or Die - that is Nature's single mandate - and that is the basis of this new theory of human behavior and evolution. "Transformation Theory" is a re-definition of the process of growth to which every life and pre-life form is subject. Impelled by the most basic and universal drive - the drive to grow - all biological, physical, chemical, psychological and cultural processes are intrinsically equivalent. Cell biology, says Mr. Land, is the template for man's psychological drives, and the key to understanding individual and social behavior is to be found in the behavior of atoms, molecules, and cells. Creativity, mental illness, urban decay, self-sacrifice, colonialism, revolution, sadism, beauty, and human love all thus obey Nature's command to grow or perish. --- from book's back cover