The deep ecology movement
Subtitle: an introductory anthology
By: edited by Alan Drengson & Yuichi Inoue.
Contributors: Drengson, Alan R.; Inoue, Yuichi.
Series: Io ;; no. 50
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Berkeley, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 293
Subjects: Deep ecology.
Description: Deep Ecology, a term coined by noted Norwegian philosopher Arne Naess, is a worldwide grassroots environmental movement that seeks to redress the shallow and piecemeal approach of technology-based ecology. Its followers share a profound respect for the earth's interrelated natural systems and a sense of urgency about the need to make profound cultural and social changes in order to restore and sustain the long-term health of the planet.

This comprehensive introduction to the Deep Ecology movement brings together Naess' groundbreaking work with essays by environmental thinkers and activists responding to and expanding on its philosophical and practical aspects.

Contributors include George Sessions, Gary Snyder, Alan Drengson, Bill Devall, Freya Mathews, Warwick Fox, David Rothenberg, Michael E. Zimmerman, Patsy Hallen, Dolores LaChapelle, Pat Fleming, Joanna Macy, John Rodman, and Andrew McLaughlin. The authors offer diverse viewpoints - from ecofeminist, scientific, and purely philosophical approaches to Christian, Buddhist, and Gandhian-based principles.

Their essays show how social, technological, psychological, philosophical, and institutional issues are all fundamentally related to our attitudes and values toward the natural world.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-286).