The Roots of Modern EnvironmentalismOriginally published in 1984, The Roots of Modern Environmentalism provides a historical, philosophical and ideological background to environmentalism. Topics covered include, the roots of technological environmentalism, the medieval cosmology and Bacon’s philosophy, the non-scientific roots of ecological environmentalism, such as Romanticism and its scientific roots in the theories of Malthus and Darwin. The Marxist perspective on Nature is also discussed. The concluding chapter is a criticism of education which challenges its usefulness as an agent of socio-economic change. This book will be of interest to academics and students of environmentalism and geography. |
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... historical, philosophical and ideological aspects of environmentalism. I have written it because I think that those who participate in and study current environmental issues and debates often lack a perspective which stems from adequate ...
... historical, philosophical and ideological aspects of environmentalism. I have written it because I think that those who participate in and study current environmental issues and debates often lack a perspective which stems from adequate ...
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... to prove that it is somehow not true but we should try to understand how it ever came to seem true. This exercise of historical and psychological imagination at once enlarges the scope of our thinking, and helps us to realise.
... to prove that it is somehow not true but we should try to understand how it ever came to seem true. This exercise of historical and psychological imagination at once enlarges the scope of our thinking, and helps us to realise.
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... historical perspective on how we and others have arrived at our present set of attitudes, and understand what material changes will be needed to help foster a new set. We are, then, hearing an argument for the practical usefulness and ...
... historical perspective on how we and others have arrived at our present set of attitudes, and understand what material changes will be needed to help foster a new set. We are, then, hearing an argument for the practical usefulness and ...
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... historical and philosophical perspective on environmentalism, for it is time that more environmentalists enlarged the scope of their thinking by exercising what Russell called the 'historical and psychological imagination' in respect of ...
... historical and philosophical perspective on environmentalism, for it is time that more environmentalists enlarged the scope of their thinking by exercising what Russell called the 'historical and psychological imagination' in respect of ...
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... historical perspective on the development of ideas and values it is important not to see people of earlier times as thinking in essentially the same way as ourselves, but merely transposed to another age. Instead we must, as Thomas ...
... historical perspective on the development of ideas and values it is important not to see people of earlier times as thinking in essentially the same way as ourselves, but merely transposed to another age. Instead we must, as Thomas ...
Contents
THE ROOTS OF TECHNOLOGICAL | |
THE NONSCIENTIFIC ROOTS OF ECOLOGICAL | |
THE SCIENTIFIC ROOTS OF ECOLOGICAL | |
SCIENCE AND OBJECTIVITY | |
ENVIRONMENTALISM | |
THE POLITICAL ROOTS OF ECOLOGICAL | |
CONCLUSION IS EDUCATION THE GREATEST | |
REFERENCES | |
GLOSSARY OF TERMS | |
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19th century Albury Albury and Schwartz animals argue become behaviour Bookchin bourgeoisie capitalism capitalist Capra Cartesian dualism Chapter classical science concept consciousness cultural filter Darwin Descartes determinism deterministic dominant dualism earth ecocentric ecofascism ecological economic ecosystems ecotopia emphasises energy environment environmental environmentalists essentially existence facts fundamental Garrett Hardin Glacken God’s groups historical human ideas ideology increase industrial influence interests knowledge labour lifeboat ethic limits Limits to Growth Malthus man-nature relationship man’s Marx Marxist material mathematical matter means mechanistic medieval mode of production modern movement neo-Malthusians nuclear power O’Riordan objective observation organic organisation paradigm particular perspective phenomenology philosophy physical political pollution population growth position principles problems progress reality recognise relation revolution romantic romanticism Sandbach says scientific laws scientific revolution scientists social Social Darwinism socialist society specific surplus value systems view technocentric theory universal values