The Decline of Nature: Environmental History and the Western Worldview - Softcover

9780974866857: The Decline of Nature: Environmental History and the Western Worldview

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0974866857 ISBN 13: 9780974866857

Publisher: Oak Savanna Publishing, 2012

The Decline of Nature captures the history of Western civilization's ecological impact. LaFreniere examines both the idea of Providence (Christian worldview) and the idea of Progress (technological/capitalist worldview) as the foundation for civilization's use and abuse of Nature. Edward O. Wilson said he would be studying The Decline of Nature with care, saying it is "an important book, much needed in this period of the greening of Western thought." This 2nd printing paperback under a new publisher, with an affordable price, is ideal for students of environmental history, researchers, and the general public. The author, Gilbert LaFreniere, is professor emeritus of environmental ethics and science from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. His extensive research on French philosopher Jean Jacques Rousseau, focusing on his idea of progress, provided the impetus for this masterful work on the impact of Western thought on the natural world.

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