the ecology of wisdom writings by arne naess

Gandhian Nonviolent Verbal Communication: The Necessity of Training Section 4: Nonviolence and Gandhi, Spinoza and Wholeness

The Limited Neutrality of Typologies of Systems Lifestyle Trends Within the Deep Ecology Movement Beautiful Action: Its Function in the Ecological Crisis Cultural Diversity and the Deep Ecology Movement Section 2: The Long-Range Deep Ecology Movement Self-Realization: An Ecological Approach to Being in the World Introduction: The Life and Work of Arne Naess: An Appreciative Overview, by Alan Drengson Preface, by Alan Drengson and Bill Devall The name was first introduced to the public by Næss in 1972 during a lecture and was later explained further in The Shallow and the Deep Long-Range Ecology Movement: A Summary (published 1973 in the Inquiry journal). He later developed the conclusions in that book into a simplified, practical textbook, entitled Communication and Argument, which became a valued introduction to pragmatics or rather 'language logic', and was thus used over many decades as a sine qua non for the preparatory examination at the University of Oslo, later known as 'Examen Philosophicum'.įrom the 1960s and forward his work came to be more and more focused on what would later be known as deep ecology. Næss' main philosophical work from the 1950s was entitled Interpretation and Preciseness. He was the youngest person to ever be promoted to professor at Oslo University (27), a position he inhabited from 1939 to 1970. Næss combined his ecological vision with Gandhian nonviolence and on several occasions participated in direct action events. This is an essential anthology from one of modern environmentalism's most important and relevant voices.' (Publisher).Næss was a Norwegian philosopher, known foremost as the founder of the concept Deep Ecology

Drawing from influences as diverse as Eastern religious practices, Gandhian nonviolent direct action, and Spinozan unity systems, Naess's writing calls for cooperative action to protect the earth on which we dwell, encouraging individuals and communities to develop their own distinctive 'ecosophies.' These writings, full of Naess's characteristic enthusiasm, wit, and spiritual fascination with nature, provide a look into the remarkable philosophical underpinnings of his own social and ecological activism, as well as an inspiration for all those looking to follow in his footsteps. Here, editors Alan Drengson and Bill Devall provide a comprehensive yet accessible volume of Naess's most groundbreaking and seminal essays, which have remained influential among environmentalists to this day.

'Modern environmentalism owes a great debt to philosopher, professor, and writer Arne Naess, cofounder of the Deep Ecology movement.

The ecology of wisdom writings by arne naess