Kenneth Ewart Boulding (1910–93) was an English-born American economist, educator, peace activist, and interdisciplinary philosopher. A pioneer in ecological economics and peace studies, his work spanned economics, systems theory, and social science, making him a key 20th-century thinker.
Born in Liverpool, England, Boulding studied economics at Oxford University, earning a first-class degree (1931.) He later moved to the U.S., teaching at institutions including the University of Michigan and the University of Colorado. His contributions included theories on evolutionary economics, conflict resolution, and systems thinking. A committed Quaker, his pacifist beliefs shaped his activism.
His influential works include The Image: Knowledge in Life and Society (1956,) Conflict and Defense: A General Theory (1962,) and Ecodynamics: A New Theory of Societal Evolution (1978.) His “Spaceship Earth” concept emphasized Earth’s finite resources and the need for sustainable economic policies. He received numerous honors, including the John Bates Clark Medal (1949.)
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Nothing fails like success because we don’t learn from it. We learn only from failure.
—Kenneth E. Boulding
Topics: Success, Failure
Canada has no cultural unity, no linguistic unity, no religious unity, no economic unity, no geographic unity. All it has is unity.
—Kenneth E. Boulding
Topics: Canada
Know this: though love is weak and hate is strong, Yet hate is short, and love is very long
—Kenneth E. Boulding
Topics: Hate, Love
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