Ecology, community, and lifestyle : outline of an ecosophy

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 judgements 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, Comunity 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. Ecology, Community And Lifestyle Is A Revised And Expanded Translation Of Naess' Book Okologi, Samfunn Og Livsstil, Which Sets Out The Author's Thinking On The Relevance Of Philosophy To The Problems Of Environmental Degradation And The Rethinking Of The Relationship Between Mankind And Nature. The Text Has Been Thoroughly Updated By Naess And Revised And Translated By David Rothenberg. Http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0642/88005068-d.html. Introduction : Ecosophy T -- From Intuition To System -- The Environmental Crisis And The Deep Ecological Movement -- From Ecology To Ecosophy -- Fact And Value : Basic Norms -- Ecosophy, Technology, And Lifestyle -- Economics Within Ecosophy -- Ecopolitics Within Ecosophy -- Ecosophy T : Unity And Diversity Of Life. Arne Naess ; Translated And Revised By David Rothenberg. Not A Direct Translation Of Arne Naess' 1976 Work, Økologi, Samfunn, Og Livsstil, But Rather A New Work In English, Based On The Norwegian, With Many Sections Revised And Rewritten By Professor Naess And [d. Rothenberg]--translator's Pref. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [213]-216.

Ecology, Community and Lifestyle is a revised and expanded translation of Naess' book Okologi, Samfunn og Livsstil, which sets out the author's thinking on the relevance of philosophy to the problems of environmental degradation and the rethinking of the relationship between mankind and nature. The text has been thoroughly updated by Naess and revised and translated by David Rothenberg.

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Naess is well-known in the worldwide environmental movement and has helped to inspire the ecology movement in the US, Europe, and Australia. This volume presents Naess' reflections on the relevance of philosophy to the problems of the degradation of life conditions on Earth, and a rethinking of the relationship between man and nature. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)