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 approache of technology-based ecology. Its
followers share a profund 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 respore and sustain the long-term health
of the planet. This comprehensive introduction to the Deep Ecology
movement brings tgether 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, Dll
Devall, Freya Matthews, Warwick Fox, David Rothenberg, Michael E.
Zimmerman, Patsy Hallen, Dolores LaChapelle, Pat Fleming, Joanna Macy,
John Rodman, and Andrew Mclaughlin. The Authrs 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 aall fundamentally related to our attitudes and
values toward the natural world.
