Human Life and the Natural World

Human Life and the Natural World
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Publisher : Broadview Press
Total Pages : 276
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ISBN-10 : 1551111071
ISBN-13 : 9781551111070
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Book Synopsis Human Life and the Natural World by : Owen Goldin

Download or read book Human Life and the Natural World written by Owen Goldin and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 1997-04-07 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human concern over the urgency of current environmental issues increasingly entails wide-ranging discussions of how we may rethink the relationship between humans and the rest of the natural world. In order to provide a context for such discussions this anthology provides a selection of some of the most important, interesting and influential readings on the subject from classical times through to the late nineteenth century. Included are such figures as Xenophon, Plato, Aristotle, Hildegard of Bingen, St Francis of Assisi, Bacon, Descartes, Kant, Mill, Emerson and Thoreau. As the collection as a whole amply demonstrates, the history of western philosophical accounts of nature can help us to better understand current attitudes and problems. Human Life and the Natural World may also be of interest to a broad range of philosophers and students of philosophy, and more generally to those with a concern for the environment that engages the intellect as well as the heart.


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