Beneath the Surface: Critical Essays in the Philosophy of Deep Ecology
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The philosophy of deep ecology originated in the 1970s with the Norwegian philosopher Arne Naess and has since spread around the world. Its basic premises are a belief in the intrinsic value of nonhuman nature, a belief that ecological principles should dictate human actions and moral evaluations, an emphasis on noninterference into natural processes, and a critique of materialism and technological progress.
This book approaches deep ecology as a philosophy, not as a political, social, or environmental movement. In part I, the authors compare deep ecology's philosophical ideas with other positions and debates in environmental philosophy and to other schools of thought such as social ecology, ecofeminism, and moral pluralism. In part II, they investigate the connections between deep ecology and other contemporary world views, such as continental philosophy, postmodernism, and non-Western philosophical traditions. The first anthology on deep ecology that is not primarily the work of the movement's followers, Beneath the Surface offers a rigorous assessment of deep ecology's strengths and weaknesses as a philosophical position.
Contributors: John Clark, Deane Curtin, Arran Gare, William Grey, Mathew Humphrey, Knut Jacobsen, Eric Katz, Andrew Light, Jonathan Maskit, Val Plumwood, David Rothenberg, Ariel Salleh, Bron Taylor, Michael Zimmerman.
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Provides a broad overview and a detailed analysis of the philosophy of deep ecology. Portions of this text are revised and/or expanded versions of articles from a special issue of 'Inquiry,' Volume 39, Number 2, June 1996, with this text expanding on the original collection of essays. DLC: Deep ecology--Philosophy.
Beneath the Surface: Critical Essays in the Philosophy of Deep Ecology
Beneath the Surface: Critical Essays in the Philosophy of Deep Ecology,Eric Katz,Andrew Light,David Rothenberg,The MIT Press,0262112523,Ecology,Environmental Science,Environmental Studies,Ethics & Moral Philosophy,General,Life Sciences - Ecology,Philosophy Of Science,Science,Science/Mathematics,Environmentalist thought & ideology,Human ecology,Science / Environmental Science
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