The Death of Nature - Women, Ecology, and the Scientific Revolution

Informationen zum Autor Carolyn Merchant, Ph.D., is professor of environmental history, philosophy, and ethics in the Department of Conservation and Resource Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Klappentext An examination of the Scientific Revolution that shows how the mechanistic world view of modern science has sanctioned the exploitation of nature, unrestrained commercial expansion, and a new socioeconomic order that subordinates women. Zusammenfassung UPDATED 40 TH  ANNIVERSARY EDITION WITH 2020 PREFACE An examination of the Scientific Revolution that shows how the mechanistic world view of modern science has sanctioned the exploitation of nature, unrestrained commercial expansion, and a new socioeconomic order that subordinates women.

Product details

• Authors: Carolyn Merchant, Carolyn Nerchant
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 10.01.1990
• EAN: 9780062505958
• ISBN: 978-0-06-250595-8
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Religion: general, HISTORY: WORLD, PHILOSOPHY: SCIENCE & PHILOSOPHY, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Future Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Women's Studies, ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES: PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION, ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES: HISTORY, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Essays, HISTORY: Europe / General, NATURE: Plants / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Anthropology / General, NATURE: Ecology, WOMEN'S STUDIES: PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION, PHILOSOPHY: Ethics & Moral Philosophy