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The Rights of Nature: History of Environmental Ethics (History of American Thought & Culture)
Roderick Nash
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Description for The Rights of Nature: History of Environmental Ethics (History of American Thought & Culture)
Paperback. Tracing the history of ethical extension over two thousand years, this book focuses on the American experience where natural rights ideology expanded to encompass the rights of nature. It deals primarily with intellectual history, but also considers groups that have put their ideas into action. Series: History of American Thought & Culture S. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; RNB; RNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
Charting the history of contemporary philosophical and religious beliefs regarding nature, Roderick Nash focuses primarily on changing attitudes toward nature in the United States. His work is the first comprehensive history of the concept that nature has rights and that American liberalism has, in effect, been extended to the nonhuman world.
Charting the history of contemporary philosophical and religious beliefs regarding nature, Roderick Nash focuses primarily on changing attitudes toward nature in the United States. His work is the first comprehensive history of the concept that nature has rights and that American liberalism has, in effect, been extended to the nonhuman world.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Condition
New
Series
History of American Thought & Culture S.
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Wisconsin, United States
ISBN
9780299118440
SKU
V9780299118440
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About Roderick Nash
Roderick Nash is professor of history and environmental studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara and the author of nine books.
Reviews for The Rights of Nature: History of Environmental Ethics (History of American Thought & Culture)
A splendid book. Roderick Nash has written another classic. This exploration of a new dimension in environmental ethics is both illuminating and overdue." —Stewart Udall "His account makes history 'come alive.'"—Sierra "So smoothly written that one almost does not notice the breadth of scholarship that went into this original and important work of environmental history." —Philip Shabecoff, New York Times Book Review "Clarifying and challenging, this is an essential text for deep ecologists and ecophilosophers."—Stephanie Mills, Utne Reader