The Denial of Nature
Environmental philosophy in the era of global capitalism
A study of the increasingly precarious relationship between humans and nature, this book seeks to go beyond work already contributed to the environmental movement. It does so by highlighting the importance of experiencing, rather than merely theorizing nature, while realizing that such experience is becoming increasingly rare, thus reinforcing the estrangement from nature that is a source of its ongoing human-caused destruction. In his original approach to environmental philosophy, the author argues for the reinstatement of nature's value outside of its exploitative usefulness for human ends. Such a perspective emphasizes the extent to which…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-317-90638-4
- EAN: 9781317906384
- Produktnummer: 18411936
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
- Seitenangabe: 236 S.
- Plattform: PDF
Über den Autor
Arne Johan Vetlesen is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oslo, Norway and the author of twenty books.
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