on western civilization and being human

In Derrick Jensen’s interview with Father Thomas Berry, the deep ecologist tells Jensen that the West is in decline, and “the mission of our times is to reinvent what it means to be human.” Jensen asks Berry, “Should we just get rid of Western civilization?” “Not at all,” the 88-year-old Catholic monk replies. “Because the problem is within the Western world, the solution must be there also… humans need to be taught how to be human.”