Infinite NatureUniversity of Chicago Press, 1 de jul. 2013 - 274 pàgines You would be hard-pressed to find someone who categorically opposes protecting the environment, yet most people would agree that the environmentalist movement has been ineffectual and even misguided. Some argue that its agenda is misplaced, oppressive, and misanthropic—a precursor to intrusive government, regulatory bungles, and economic stagnation. Others point out that its alarmist rhetoric and preservationist solutions are outdated and insufficient to the task of galvanizing support for true reform. In this impassioned and judicious work, R. Bruce Hull argues that environmentalism will never achieve its goals unless it sheds its fundamentalist logic. The movement is too bound up in polarizing ideologies that pit humans against nature, conservation against development, and government regulation against economic growth. Only when we acknowledge the infinite perspectives on how people should relate to nature will we forge solutions that are respectful to both humanity and the environment. Infinite Nature explores some of these myriad perspectives, from the scientific understandings proffered by anthropology, evolution, and ecology, to the promise of environmental responsibility offered by technology and economics, to the designs of nature envisioned in philosophy, law, and religion. Along the way, Hull maintains that the idea of nature is social: in order to reach the common ground where sustainable and thriving communities are possible, we must accept that many natures can and do exist. Incisive, heartfelt, and brimming with practical solutions, Infinite Nature brings a much-needed and refreshing voice to the table of environmental reform. |
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... field, selling excess beans, and purchasing supplies with the profits. He rejoices in the fulfillment earned through the labor of living frugally, simply, deliberately, and economically. However, Thoreau also soundly criticized his ...
... field, selling excess beans, and purchasing supplies with the profits. He rejoices in the fulfillment earned through the labor of living frugally, simply, deliberately, and economically. However, Thoreau also soundly criticized his ...
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... fields sprouting corn, squash, and other domesticated crops. Willing and unwilling natives served as guides and laborers.I Estimates are difficult and dangerous, but some suggest between 4 and 7 million people lived in North America at ...
... fields sprouting corn, squash, and other domesticated crops. Willing and unwilling natives served as guides and laborers.I Estimates are difficult and dangerous, but some suggest between 4 and 7 million people lived in North America at ...
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... fields extended into the lake's edge to capture water and soil fertility. Swampy land had been drained or raised, and hillsides were terraced for water management and erosion control. A system of dams, canals, and aqueducts provided ...
... fields extended into the lake's edge to capture water and soil fertility. Swampy land had been drained or raised, and hillsides were terraced for water management and erosion control. A system of dams, canals, and aqueducts provided ...
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... fields, and religious symbols. Other impacts were less obvious; there was no way to know that fields and prairies had been created by years of regulated fire, that large mammals had been hunted to extinction, that some plants were ...
... fields, and religious symbols. Other impacts were less obvious; there was no way to know that fields and prairies had been created by years of regulated fire, that large mammals had been hunted to extinction, that some plants were ...
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... fields were cleared and planted with domesticated crops during the first several hundred years of human habitation. The island's rich natural resources included edible plants, fertile soils, and ample materials for building a ...
... fields were cleared and planted with domesticated crops during the first several hundred years of human habitation. The island's rich natural resources included edible plants, fertile soils, and ample materials for building a ...
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Chapter 3 Evolving Nature | 20 |
Chapter 4 Ecological Nature | 37 |
Chapter 5 Infinite Nature | 57 |
Chapter 6 Economic Nature | 74 |
Chapter 7 Healthy Nature | 97 |
Chapter 8 Fair Nature | 111 |
Chapter 10 Human Nature | 141 |
Chapter 11 Rightful Nature | 158 |
Chapter 12 Aesthetic Nature | 178 |
Chapter 13 Moral Nature | 192 |
Conclusion | 209 |
Notes | 217 |
References | 235 |
Index | 253 |
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