Ecology of Wisdom
$22.95
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
14 August 2016
Summary
The Wisdom of the Earth: Essential Writings of Arne Naess
A selection of the most inspiring and influential writings from groundbreaking Norwegian environmentalist Arne Naess, in Penguin Modern Classics for the first time.
Philosopher, mountaineer, and visionary Arne Naess was a key inspiration for the environmental movement in his lifetime and remains vital today as the father of the Deep Ecology movement. Drawing on Naess’s own time spent living in the wilderness, as well …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241257197 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241257190 |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
| Author: | Arne Næss |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 14 August 2016 |
| Weight: | 265g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 129mm x 20mm |
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Arne Naess’s ideas about promoting an intimate and all-embracing relationship between the earth and the human species inspired environmentalists and Green political activists around the world
Arne Naess’s ideas about promoting an intimate and all-embracing relationship between the earth and the human species inspired environmentalists and Green political activists around the world * New York Times *
About The Author
Arne Næss
Arne Naess was born in Slemdal, Norway, in 1912. After earning his Ph.D. at the age of 27, he became the University of Oslo’s youngest professor, and Norway’s only Professor of Philosophy.
Naess was a keen mountaineer, environmentalist and social activist. In 1938, he finished building an isolated wooden hut high in the Hallingskarvet mountains, where he would spend a quarter of his life. It was here that he developed his concept of ‘deep ecology,’ and his lifelong commitment to the environmental movement. His activity within the movement ranged from grassroots protest, to candidacy for political office with the Green Party, to a post as the first chairman of Greenpeace Norway in 1988.
His achievements as a philosopher, ecologist and activist were widely recognised during his lifetime. In 2005 he was knighted and made a Commander with Star of the Royal Norwegian order of St. Olav First Class. He died in Oslo in 2009.
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