'This long awaited work is an updated and thoroughly revised translation of Okologi, Samfunn og Livsstil in Norwegian. Naess is the acknowledged founder of 'deep ecology' and a respected authority in semantics, the philosophy of science and the thinking of Spinoza and Ghandi. This book is both a philosophical primer and a handbook on strategy and tactics for thoughtful environmentalists.' Trends in Ecology and Evolution 'I would add Naess' book to that very short list of works in environmental philosophy that speak to us from the depths of a life well and thoughtfully lived, a life which has engendered wisdom and with it care, responsiveness, and a sense of responsibility to the earth.' Jim Cheney '... this book is understandable even for the uninitiated, and practical for anyone wanting to reduce their adverse impacts on the Earth.' John Davis, Earth First! Journal Naess is well-known in the worldwide environmental movement and has helped to inspire the ecology movement...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. Sci Tech Book News Arne Naess, Norwegian editor of Inquiry for many years, launched ecophilosophy or 'deep ecology' two decades ago, and we are now fortunate to have an English summary of the Oslo philosopher's work....Naess is a pivotal figure in environmental ethics. Ethics ...lots of good advice for activists...an important contribution to understanding the complexity and theoretical richness of deep ecology and the ideas of Arne Naess, its philosophical founder. David Orton, Capitalism Nature Socialism