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Nature's Keeper
Peter Wenz
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Description for Nature's Keeper
Paperback. In contrast to the destructive "separate from nature" attitude, this title looks to various peoples as an example of societies where human beings revere nature for itself - societies where human beings flourish as individuals, in families, and in communities. Series: Ethics & Action. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
In the West, humans tend to separate themselves from nature, valuing nature only as a means of meeting their own needs and happiness. This domination of nature often fosters human oppression instead of freedom and progress, as those who ignore abuses of nature tend to disregard human injustice as well. Peter S. Wenz argues that this oppression involves such destructive forces as sexism, ethnic strife, and political repression, including repression of the nuclear power industry's victims. Catastrophes like the Holocaust and the Gulf War are the result. In contrast to the destructive "separate from nature" attitude, Wenz looks to various ... Read more
In the West, humans tend to separate themselves from nature, valuing nature only as a means of meeting their own needs and happiness. This domination of nature often fosters human oppression instead of freedom and progress, as those who ignore abuses of nature tend to disregard human injustice as well. Peter S. Wenz argues that this oppression involves such destructive forces as sexism, ethnic strife, and political repression, including repression of the nuclear power industry's victims. Catastrophes like the Holocaust and the Gulf War are the result. In contrast to the destructive "separate from nature" attitude, Wenz looks to various ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Ethics & Action
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Philadelphia PA, United States
ISBN
9781566394284
SKU
V9781566394284
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