Ecology of WisdomThe Ecology of Wisdom is a definitive collection of essays by Norwegian philosopher Arne Naess, a founder of the Deep Ecology movement and one of the leading thinkers of modern environmentalism. Drengson and Devall provide a comprehensive and accessible portrait of Naess's philosophy and activism, and showcase his enthusiasm, wit, and spiritual fascination with nature. |
Contents
Preface | i |
The Life and Work of Arne Naess | vii |
Modesty and the Conquest | 39 |
The World of Concrete | 47 |
The Three Great | 97 |
The Basics of the Deep Ecology Movement4 | 108 |
Cultural Diversity and the Deep Ecology Movement7 | 133 |
Its Function in the Ecological Crisis14 | 156 |
The Principle | 247 |
Creativity and Gestalt | 255 |
NONVIOLENCE AND GANDHI SPINOZA | 275 |
The Necessity | 298 |
Spinoza and the Deep Ecology Movement11 | 316 |
Industrial Society Postmodernity and Ecological | 399 |
Sustainability The Integral Approach6 | 424 |
An Ecosophical View9 | 440 |
Lifestyle Trends Within the Deep Ecology Movement | 167 |
Reflections on Total | 173 |
The Limited Neutrality of Typologies of Systems8 | 200 |
The Methodology of Normative Pluralism in Cultural Anthropology18 | 211 |
Deep Ecology for the TwentySecond Century16 | 451 |
Notes | 461 |
Bibliography | 489 |
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