The Domination of Nature: New Edition: McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Ideas, cartea 89
Autor William Leiss Introducere de Sharon Krauseen Limba Engleză Paperback – 14 feb 2023
Concern over ecological and environmental problems grows daily, and many believe we’re at a critical tipping point. Scientists, social thinkers, public officials, and the public recognize that failure to understand the destructive impact of industrial society and advanced technologies on the delicate balance of organic life in the global ecosystem will result in devastating problems for future generations. In The Domination of Nature William Leiss argues that this global predicament must be understood in terms of deeply rooted attitudes towards nature. He traces the origins, development, and social consequences of an idea whose imprint is everywhere in modern thought: the idea of the domination of nature. In part 1 Leiss traces the idea of the domination of nature from the Renaissance to the nineteenth century. Francis Bacon’s seminal work provides the pivotal point for this discussion, and through an original interpretation of Bacon’s thought, Leiss shows how momentous ambiguities in the idea were incorporated into modern thought. By the beginning of the twentieth century the concept had become firmly identified with scientific and technological progress. This fact defines the task of part 2. Using important contributions by European sociologists and philosophers, Leiss critically analyzes the role of science and technology in the modern world. In the concluding chapter he puts the idea of mastery over nature into historical perspective and explores a new approach, based on the possibilities of the liberation of nature.Originally published in 1972, The Domination of Nature was part of the first wave of widespread interest in environmental issues. In a new preface Leiss explores the concept of eco-dominion and the moral obligations of human citizens of the twenty-first century.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780228017257
ISBN-10: 0228017254
Pagini: 306
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 10 mm
Greutate: 0.42 kg
Ediția:Second Edition
Editura: McGill-Queen's University Press
Colecția McGill-Queen's University Press
Seria McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Ideas
ISBN-10: 0228017254
Pagini: 306
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 10 mm
Greutate: 0.42 kg
Ediția:Second Edition
Editura: McGill-Queen's University Press
Colecția McGill-Queen's University Press
Seria McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Ideas
Recenzii
"Leiss weaves a complex and frequently scintillating theme that sometimes poses old questions in new ways and also raises new questions that might provoke a measure of lucidity in a discussion now deeply obfuscated." Richard J. Neuhaus, The Annals of the American Academy.
"A stimulating new perspective on a matter of considerable academic as well as public concern." T.J. Cartwright, Canadian Journal of Political Science
Notă biografică
William Leiss is a fellow and past president of the Royal Society of Canada, an officer of the Order of Canada, and professor emeritus at the School of Policy Studies, Queen’s University. He is the author of several books, including Mad Cows and Mother’s Milk: The Perils of Poor Risk Communication.
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Originally published in 1972, The Domination of Nature was part of the first wave of widespread interest in environmental issues. Leiss argues that our current predicament arises from deeply rooted attitudes toward nature. A new preface explores the concept of eco-dominion and the moral obligations of human citizens of the twenty-first century.