The philanthropist and philosopher Strachan Donnelley (1942--2008)
devoted his life to studying the complex relationship between humans and
nature. Founder and first president of the Center for Humans and Nature,
Donnelley was a pioneer in the exploration and promotion of the idea
that human beings individually and collectively have moral and civic
responsibilities to natural ecosystems.
In this wide-ranging volume, Donnelley traces the connections between
influential figures such as Al