Ecology, community and lifestyle
Ecology, community and lifestyle: outline of an ecosophy is a 1989 book about environmental philosophy by the Norwegian philosopher Arne Næss, writing with the philosopher David Rothenberg.
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| Author | Arne Næss |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Environmental philosophy |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Publication date | 1989 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 223 |
| ISBN | 0-521-34873-0 |
Summary
Naess expounds his ideas about ecosophy and discusses the philosophers Baruch Spinoza and Mahatma Gandhi. He advocates that the people should limit their numbers and "live in an enduring, dynamic equilibrium with other forms of life."[1]
Publication history
Ecology, community and lifestyle was first published in 1989 by Cambridge University Press. According to Rothenberg, the book was not "a direct translation of Arne Naess' 1976 work Økologi, samfunn, og livsstil", but rather a new work in English, based on the Norwegian, with many sections revised and rewritten in an attempt to clarify the original work and bring it up to date.[2][3]
Reception
Ecology, community and lifestyle was reviewed by Robert P. McIntosh in The Quarterly Review of Biology,[4] Jim Cheney in Environmental Ethics,[5] and the political scientist Charles T. Rubin in Interpretation: A Journal of Political Philosophy.[6] The book was also reviewed in the Journal of Applied Ecology.[7]
See also
References
- Næss & Rothenberg 1989, pp. 23, 32, 82–83, 101–102.
- Næss & Rothenberg 1989, p. iv.
- Rothenberg 1989, p. xii.
- McIntosh 1989, p. 532.
- Cheney 1991, pp. 263–273.
- Rubin 1993, pp. 73–80.
- Journal of Applied Ecology 1990, pp. 363–364.
Bibliography
- Books
- Næss, Arne; Rothenberg, David (1989). Ecology, community and lifestyle: outline of an ecosophy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-34873-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Rothenberg, David (1989). "Translator's Preface". In Rothenberg, David (ed.). Ecology, community and lifestyle: outline of an ecosophy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-34873-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Journals
- Cheney, Jim (1991). "Ecology, community and lifestyle (Book Review)". Environmental Ethics. 13.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) – via EBSCO's Academic Search Complete (subscription required)
- McIntosh, Robert P. (1989). "Ecology, community and lifestyle (Book Review)". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 64. doi:10.1086/416559.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) – via EBSCO's Academic Search Complete (subscription required)
- Rubin, Charles T. (1993). "Book reviews". Interpretation: A Journal of Political Philosophy. 21 (1).CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) – via EBSCO's Academic Search Complete (subscription required)
- "Ecology, Community and Lifestyle, Outlien of an Ecosophy (Book)". Journal of Applied Ecology. 27 (1). 1990. – via EBSCO's Academic Search Complete (subscription required)