Philosophical Dialogues - Arne Naess and the Progress of Philosophy

The volume documents, and makes an original contribution to, an astonishing period in twentieth-century philosophy the progress of Arne Naess's ecophilosophy from its inception to the present. It includes Naess's most crucial polemics with leading thinkers, drawn from sources as diverse as scholarly articles, correspondence, TV interviews and unpublished exchanges. The book testifies to the skeptical and self-correcting aspects of Naess's vision, which has deepened and broadened to include third world and feminist perspectives. Philosophical Dialogues is an essential addition to the literature on environmental philosophy.

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Edited by Nina Witoszek and Andrew Brennan - Contributions by Peder Anker; Per Ariansen; Alfred J. Ayer; Murray Bookchin; Baird Callicott; John Clark; Bill Devall; Fons Elders; Paul Feyerabend; Warwick Fox; William C. French; Harold Glasser; Ramachandra G

Summary

This volume documents the progress of Arne Naess's ecophilosophy from its inception to the late 1990s. It includes Naess's most crucial polemics with leading thinkers, drawn from sources as diverse as scholarly articles, correspondence, TV interviews and unpublished exchanges.

Product details

• Assisted by: Andrew Brennan (Editor), Brennan Andrew (Editor), Nina Witoszek (Editor), Witoszek Nina (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.05.1999
• EAN: 9780847689286
• ISBN: 978-0-8476-8928-6
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 234 mm x 34 mm
• Weight: 839 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Umweltwissenschaften, Ethik und Moralphilosophie, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, The environment, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Western philosophy from c 1800, Science / Environmental Science, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -