The Ecological Self by Freya Mathews Paperback Book

Description: The Ecological Self by Freya Mathews A compelling and fascinating account of how we must change our thinking about the environment, The Ecological Self is a classic of ecological and environmental thinking. This Routledge Classics edition includes a substantial new introduction by the author. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Environmental disasters, from wildfires and vanishing species to flooding and drought, have increased dramatically in recent years and debates about the environment are rarely far from the headlines. There is growing awareness that these disasters are connected – indeed, that in the fabric of nature everything is interconnected. However, until the publication of Freya Mathews The Ecological Self, there had been remarkably few attempts to provide a conceptual foundation for such interconnectedness that brought together philosophy and science.In this acclaimed book, Mathews skilfully weaves together a thought-provoking metaphysics of the environment. She connects the ideas of the seventeenth-century philosopher Spinoza with twentieth-century systems theory and Einsteins physics to argue that the atomistic cosmology inherited from Newton gave credence to a picture of the universe as fragmented, rather than as whole. Furthermore, it is such faulty thinking that presents human beings as similarly disconnected and individualistic, with the dire consequence that they regard nature as of purely instrumental rather than intrinsic value. She concludes by arguing for an ethics of ecological interdependence and for a basic egalitarianism among living species. A compelling and fascinating account of how we must change our thinking about the environment, The Ecological Self is a classic of ecological and environmental thinking.This Routledge Classics edition includes a substantial new Introduction by the author. Author Biography Freya Mathews is Emeritus Professor of Environmental Philosophy at Latrobe University, Australia. Her books include The Ecological Self (1991), Ecology and Democracy (editor, 1996), For Love of Matter: a Contemporary Panpsychism (2003), Journey to the Source of the Merri (2003), Reinhabiting Reality: towards a Recovery of Culture (2005), and Ardea: a philosophical novella (2015). In addition to her research activities she manages a private biodiversity reserve in northern Victoria. She is a fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. Table of Contents Introduction to the Routledge Classics Edition 1. Atomism and its Ideological Implications 2. Geometrodynamics: A Monistic Metaphysic 3. System and Substance: Alternative Principles of Individuation 4. Value in Nature and Meaning in Life. Notes Bibliography Index Review Freya writes beautifully ... [She] illuminates the relation physics and metaphysics, and between knowledge and faith ... if one wanted a clear articulation of some aspects of Spinozas notion of substance and Einsteins cosmology, here they are. - Habitat This is the book for which serious students of "deep" ecology have been waiting ...her treatment is outstandingly lucid, highly original and tightly argued. - Times Higher Education Supplement It should be read by everyone interested in environmental ethics and will be of interest to many others. - Australasian Journal of Philosophy Freya writes beautifully ... [She] illuminates the relationship between physics and metaphysics, and between knowledge and faith ... if one wanted a clear articulation of some aspects of Spinozas notion of substance and Einsteins cosmology, here it is. - Habitat This is the book for which serious students of "deep" ecology have been waiting ...her treatment is outstandingly lucid, highly original and tightly argued. - Times Higher Education Supplement It should be read by everyone interested in environmental ethics and will be of interest to many others. - Australasian Journal of Philosophy Review Quote Freya writes beautifully ... [She] illuminates the relation physics and metaphysics, and between knowledge and faith ... if one wanted a clear articulation of some aspects of Spinozas notion of substance and Einsteins cosmology, here they are. - Habitat This is the book for which serious students of "deep" ecology have been waiting ...her treatment is outstandingly lucid, highly original and tightly argued. - Times Higher Education Supplement It should be read by everyone interested in environmental ethics and will be of interest to many others. - Australasian Journal of Philosophy Details ISBN0367705184 Author Freya Mathews Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Series Routledge Classics Year 2021 ISBN-10 0367705184 ISBN-13 9780367705183 Publication Date 2021-05-17 UK Release Date 2021-05-17 Pages 214 Format Paperback Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2021-05-17 NZ Release Date 2021-05-17 Alternative 9780367705190 DEWEY 113 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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