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Arne
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 Ecology, Community and Lifestyle : Outline of an
Ecosophy by Arne
Naess, David Rothenberg (Translator)
The basic thesis of the work is that environmental
problems are only to be solved by people -- people who will be required
to make value judgments in conflicts that go beyond narrowly conceived
human concerns. Thus people require not only an ethical system,
but a way of conceiving the world and themselves such that the intrinsic
value of life and nature is obvious, a system based on 'deep ecological
principles'. The book encourages readers to identify their own
series of such parameters -- their own ecosophies. Ecology,
Community and Lifestyle will appeal to philosophers, specialists
working on environmental issues, and the more general reader who is
interested in learning some of the foundational ideas of the rapidly
expanding field of environmental philosophy.
"This long awaited work is an updated and
thoroughly revised translation of Okologi, Samfunn og Livsstil in
Norwegian. Naess is the acknowledged founder of 'deep ecology',
and a respected authority in semantics, the philosophy of science, and
the thinking of Spinoza and Gandhi. This book is both a
philosophical primer and a handbook on strategy and tactics for
thoughtful environmentalists." -- Trends in Ecology and
Evolution
"...this book is understandable even for the
uninitiated, and practical for anyone wanting to reduce their adverse
impacts on the Earth." -- John Davis, Earth First! Journal
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From Know TV
Excerpt:
Arne Naess has achieved bridging philosophical
perspectives to human problems through his involvement in peace
movements since the 1940s and environmental movements since the 1970s.
He is internationally recognized for his theory of "deep
ecology", one of the most influential approaches in environmental
philosophy today. With works translated to English, German, and French,
Naess' philosophy of nature has extended beyond the academic to reach
environmentalist communities worldwide...
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Arne Næss, the founder of Deep Ecology and one of Norway's best
known philosophers, is Professor Emeritus at the University of Oslo, and
has been working with SUM since 1991. Næss' ongoing projects include:
 | The SWAN project (short for The Selected Works of Arne Næss)
in co-operation with Harold Glasser, a Fulbright Scholar who visited
SUM in January 1996. The first volume, which is expected to come out
in 1998, will be published by Kluwers.
| A study of industrial society, postmodernity and sustainable
development, conducted in collaboration with Helene Norberg-Hodge
(the author of Ancient Future: Learning from Ladakh, and
initiator of the Ladakh-project). This research has been completed
and published in Resurgence.
| A collaboration with Odd Sundbø on a study of people's attitudes
to plants, animals and other non-human beings.
| Næss is also working on a book tentatively titled Følelses
Filosofi. The prospective publisher is Universitetsforlaget. |
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Site includes bibliographical information on Arne Naess
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Other Books By Arne Naess
A
Skeptical Dialogue on Induction
(Methodology and Science, Vol 3) Arne Naess / Paperback / Published 1984
Four Modern Philosophers :
Carnap, Wittgenstein, Heidegger, Sartre Arne Naess
Gandhi and
Group Conflict: An exploration of satyagraha. Theoretical background Arne Naess
Skepticism
Arne Naess
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