Human Life and the Natural World: Readings in the History of Western Philosophy - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1551111071 ISBN 13: 9781551111070

Publisher: Broadview Press, 1997

Synopsis

Human concern over the urgency of current environmental issues increasingly entails wide-ranging discussions of how we may rethink the relationship between humans and the rest of the natural world. In order to provide a context for such discussions this anthology provides a selection of some of the most important, interesting and influential readings on the subject from classical times through to the late nineteenth century. Included are such figures as Xenophon, Plato, Aristotle, Hildegard of Bingen, St Francis of Assisi, Bacon, Descartes, Kant, Mill, Emerson and Thoreau. As the collection as a whole amply demonstrates, the history of western philosophical accounts of nature can help us to better understand current attitudes and problems. Human Life and the Natural World may also be of interest to a broad range of philosophers and students of philosophy, and more generally to those with a concern for the environment that engages the intellect as well as the heart.

About this title

About the Author

Owen Goldin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Marquette University.

Patricia Kilroe teaches in the Anthropology and Linguistics Department at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

From the Back Cover

Human concern over the urgency of current environmental issues increasingly entails wide-ranging discussions of how we may rethink the relationship between humans and the rest of the natural world. In order to provide a context for such discussions this anthology provides a selection of some of the most important, interesting and influential readings on the subject from classical times through to the late nineteenth century. Included are such figures as Xenophon, Plato, Aristotle, Hildegard of Bingen, St Francis of Assisi, Bacon, Descartes, Kant, Mill, Emerson and Thoreau. As the collection as a whole amply demonstrates, the history of western philosophical accounts of nature can help us to better understand current attitudes and problems. Human Life and the Natural World may also be of interest to a broad range of philosophers and students of philosophy, and more generally to those with a concern for the environment that engages the intellect as well as the heart.

Edition details

• Publisher: Broadview Press
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1551111071
• ISBN 13: 9781551111070
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 268
• Editor: Goldin Owen, Kilroe Patricia