Philosophy of Nature - Rethinking Naturalness

The concept of naturalness has largely disappeared from the academic discourse in general but also the particular field of environmental studies. This book is about naturalness in general - about why the idea of naturalness has been abandoned in modern academic discourse, why it is important to explicitly re-establish some meaning for the concept and what that meaning ought to be.

Arguing that naturalness can and should be understood in light of a dispositional ontology, the book offers a point of view where the gap between instrumental and ethical perspectives can be bridged. Reaching a new foundation for the concept of 'naturalness' and its viability will help raise and inform further discussions within environmental philosophy and issues occurring in the crossroads between science, technology and society.

This topical book will be of great interest to researchers and students in Environmental Studies, Environmental Philosophy, Science and Technology Studies, Conservation Studies as well as all those generally engaged in debates about the place of 'man in nature'.

List of contents

Part 1: Disputable Natures 1. Naturalness 2. "No Naturalness, Only Nature" Part 2: A Positive Concept of Naturalness 3. Dispositions 4. Dispositions and Relational Realism 5. Rethinking Naturalness 6. Naturalness in Ecology, Wilderness Stewardship

About the author

Svein Anders Noer Lie is Associate Professor at the Philosophy Department of the University of Tromsø, Norway.

Summary

The missing part in today’s environmental debate is an in-depth understanding of the idea of Naturalness, and what, if anything, it denotes.

Product details

• Authors: Svein Anders Lie, Svein Anders Noer Lie
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.01.2016
• EAN: 9781138792883
• ISBN: 978-1-138-79288-3
• No. of pages: 220
• Series: Routledge Explorations in Environmental Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, Sociology, Climate Change, NATURE / Ecology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, Philosophy of Science, Politics & government, Ethics & moral philosophy, Environmentalist thought & ideology, Ethics and moral philosophy, Politics and government, Environmental policy & protocols, Development Studies, Environmentalist thought and ideology, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500, Environmental policy and protocols