Voices of the Earth: An Anthology of Ideas and ArgumentsA unique collection of readings conveying the enormous range of discussions and debates which, over the centuries, have questioned our place within and treatment of the natural world. The extracts chosen cover both Western and non-Western traditions of thought, and represent a diverse range of sources, including writers, theologians, scientists, poets and philosophers, from the early Hindu scriptures to Sartre. The extracts have been chosen for their accessibility for the modern reader, and the volume includes a comprehensive introduction outlining the issues involved, and commentaries which put the individual texts in context. The extracts in this book raise fundamental questions about our relationship with the world we live in, and will inform current concerns about the environmental crises we are facing. Fascinating reading, and an indispensable source of reference. |
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... thinking and our discussions concerning these questions . Its primary purpose is to help us to conduct our debates on these broad environmental and ecological issues in a wider intellectual and historical context . To borrow a metaphor ...
... thinking and our discussions concerning these questions . Its primary purpose is to help us to conduct our debates on these broad environmental and ecological issues in a wider intellectual and historical context . To borrow a metaphor ...
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... thinking about it , I must believe that I was thinking nothing , my head was empty , or there was just one word in my head , the word ' to be ' . Or else I was thinking . how can I explain it ? I was thinking of belonging , I was ...
... thinking about it , I must believe that I was thinking nothing , my head was empty , or there was just one word in my head , the word ' to be ' . Or else I was thinking . how can I explain it ? I was thinking of belonging , I was ...
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... Thinking , Simon & Schuster , London . Traces in detail the development of ecological thinking from its origins in ancient religions and philosophies , East and West , to the present . Merchant , C ( 1982 ) The Death of Nature : Women ...
... Thinking , Simon & Schuster , London . Traces in detail the development of ecological thinking from its origins in ancient religions and philosophies , East and West , to the present . Merchant , C ( 1982 ) The Death of Nature : Women ...
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NonEuropean Traditions | 17 |
The Classical World | 28 |
The JudaeoChristian | 43 |
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