CATATAXIS
John Brodie Donald

As things grow and evolve they get more complex. The multifaceted structures of modern life make it harder for the individual to understand the issues that affect them. We now have instant access to endless facts and opinions, but more often than not the real challenge is clarifying the problem.

As society grows more complex, it gets harder to see the wood from the trees...

This book comes at a time when individuals are being encouraged to see the bigger picture and accept financial sacrifices for the benefit of society as a whole – indeed, when establishments whom we have previously trusted with the big issues appear to be struggling.

John Brodie Donald has hit upon a new way of disentangling the apparently complex issues that we face in the various fields of popular science, pop culture, business, economics, politics and beyond – and Catataxis is his new word for this original and flexible concept.