Beneath
the Surface: Critical Essays in the Philosophy of Deep Ecology by
Eric Katz (Editor), Andrew Light (Editor), David Rothenberg
(Editor)
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.
About the Author
Eric Katz is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of
the Science, Technology, and Society Program at the New Jersey
Institute of Technology. Andrew Light is Assistant Professor of
Philosophy and Environmental Studies at the State University of
New York, Binghamton, and a Fellow of the International Center
for Advanced Studies at New York University. He is coeditor of
the journal Philosophy and Geography. David Rothenberg is
Associate Professor of Philosophy at the New Jersey Institute of
Technology. He is the coeditor of The New Earth Reader: The
Best of Terra Nova
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