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"Scarcity: A History from the Origins of Capitalism to the Climate Crisis" by Fredrik Albritton Jonsson and Carl Wennerlind is a book that traces the history of the concept of scarcity in Western economic, political, philosophical, and literary thought since the sixteenth century. The authors highlight two opposing traditions in the economy-nature relationship: a "Cornucopian" tradition that believes human wants and nature's potential are infinite, and a "Finitarian" tradition that recognizes natural constraints and the need to temper human desires. The book argues for the importance of Finitarian conceptions of scarcity in addressing today's ecological challenges. While the book is well-documented and offers a clear narrative, some readers may find the authors' categorization of ideas as Cornucopian or Finitarian to be too restrictive. The book concludes by suggesting the possibility of a third way that embraces an ecological perspective on the economy-nature relationship. Overall, "Scarcity" is an important contribution to the historiography of Western thought and will be instructive and enjoyable for both academics and newcomers to intellectual history. [Extracted from the article]