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In the face of our receding connection to nature and the loss of our direct experience of the world, this book proposes a different kind of environmentalism. It argues that we must restore our link with the 'more-than-human' world, bringing wilderness, animals, and the Earth closer to individuals and into daily life.
List of contents
Acknowledgments 1. Has Environmentalism Forgotten the Earth? 2. Animals Next to Us 3. Animals on the Borderlines 4. The Land Sings 5. Desolation 6. Coming to Our Senses 7. Transhuman Etiquettes 8. Is It Too Late? Notes Index
About the author
Anthony Weston teaches Philosophy and Interdisciplinary Studies at Elon College, North Carolina, and is the author of Toward Better Problems: New Perspectives on Abortion, Animal Rights, the Environment, and Justice (Temple).
Summary
In the face of our receding connection to nature and the loss of our direct experience of the world, this book proposes a different kind of environmentalism. It argues that we must restore our link with the 'more-than-human' world, bringing wilderness, animals, and the Earth closer to individuals and into daily life.
