Philosophical Dialogues: Arne Naess and the Progress of Philosophy

by Nina Witoszek (Editor), Andrew Brennan (Editor), Peder Anker (Contribution by), Per Ariansen (Contribution by), Alfred J. Ayer (Contribution by)

Overview

The volume documents, and makes an original contribution to, an astonishing period in twentieth-century philosophy—the progress of Arne Naess's ecophilosophy from its inception to the present. It includes Naess's most crucial polemics with leading thinkers, drawn from sources as diverse as scholarly articles, correspondence, TV interviews and unpublished exchanges. The book testifies to the skeptical and self-correcting aspects of Naess's vision, which has deepened and broadened to include third world and feminist perspectives. Philosophical Dialogues is an essential addition to the literature on environmental philosophy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780847689286
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	05/28/1999
Pages:	512
Product dimensions:	6.34(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.32(d)

About the Author

Nina Witoszek is assistant professor at the European University in Florence, and at the Center for Development and the Environment, 'slo University. She is the author of many books, including Nature Mythologies: From the Eddas to Ecophilosophy (Blackwell) and the editor of Rethinking Deep Ecology and Culture and Environment: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Andrew Brennan is professor of philosophy and head of the philosophy department at the University of Western Australia. He is the author of Conditions of Identity (Oxford) and Environmental Philosophies (Routledge, forthcoming), and the editor of The Ethics of the Environment.

Table of Contents

Part 1 List of Figures Part 2 Preface Part 3 Acknowledgements Part 4 I Philosophical Systems and Systems of Philosophy Chapter 5 1 The Shallow and the Deep, Long-range Economy Movements: A Summary Chapter 6 2 The Deep Ecology Platform Chapter 7 3 The Glass is on the Table: The Empiricist versus Total View Chapter 8 4 Ayer on Metaphysics:A Critical Commentary Chapter 9 5 A Reply to Arne Naess Chapter 10 6 Arne Naess, a Philosopher and a Mystic: A Commentary on the Dialogue Between Alfred Ayer and Arne Naess Chapter 11 7 Remarks on Interpretations and Preciseness Chapter 12 8 Paul Feyerabend: A Green Hero? Chapter 13 9 Comment: Naess and Feyerabend on Science Chapter 14 10 Reply to Bill Devall Chapter 15 11 Spinoza's Environmental Ethics Chapter 16 12 Environmental Ethics and Spinoza's Ethics: Comments on Genevieve Lloyd's Article Chapter 17 13 Comment: Lloyd and Naess on Spinoza as Ecophilosopher Part 18 II Deep Ecology: Norms, Premises, and Intuitions Chapter 19 14 A Critique of Anti-Anthropocentric Biocentrism Chapter 20 15 A Defense of the Deep Ecology Movement Chapter 21 16 Against Biospherical Egalitarianism Chapter 22 17 An Answer to William C. French: Ranking, Yes, but the Inherent Value is the Same Chapter 23 18 Comment: On Naess versus French Chapter 24 19 Deep Ecology: A New Philosophy of our Time? Chapter 25 20 Intuition, Intrinsic Value, and Deep Ecology Chapter 26 21 On Guiding Stars of Deep Ecology: Response to Naess's Response to Fox Chapter 27 22 Comment: Pluralism and Deep Ecology Chapter 28 23 Man Apart: An Alternative to the Self-Realization Approach Chapter 29 24 "Man Apart" and Deep Ecology: A Reply to Reed Chapter 30 25 Comment: Self-Realization or Man Apart? The Reed-Naess Debate Part 31 III Schisms: Mountains or Molehills? Chapter 32 26 Deep Ecology and its Critics Chapter 33 27 A European Looks at North-American Branches of the Deep Ecology Movement Chapter 34 28 Letter to the Editor of Zeta Magazine, 1988 Chapter 35 29 Letter to Dave Foreman, 23 June 1988 Chapter 36 30 Comment: Human Population Reduction and Wild Habitat Protection Chapter 37 31 Class, Race, and Gender Discourse in the Ecofeminism/Deep Ecology Debate Chapter 38 32 Ecofeminism Philosophy and Deep Ecology Chapter 39 33 The Ecofeminism versus Deep Ecology Debate Chapter 40 34 The Ecofeminism-Deep Ecology Dialogue: A Short Commentary on Exchange Between Karen Warren and Arne Naess Chapter 41 35 Social Ecology versus Deep Ecology: A Challenge for the Ecology Movement Chapter 42 36 Note Concerning Murray Bookchin's Article "Social Ecology versus Deep Ecology" Chapter 43 37 Unanswered Letter to Murray Bookchin, 1988 Chapter 44 38 To the Editor of Synthesis Chapter 45 39 Comment: Deep Ecology and Social Ecology Chapter 46 40 Radical American Environmentalism and Wilderness Preservation: A Third World Critique Chapter 47 41 Comments on Guha's "Radical American Environmentalism and Wilderness Preservation: A Third World Critique" Chapter 48 42 Comment: Naess and Guha Part 49 IV Deep Ecology and Environmental Policy Chapter 50 43 Philosophies of Wolf Policies (I): General Principles and Preliminary xploration of Selected Norms Chapter 51 44 Naess's Deep Ecology Approach (DEA) Chapter 52 45 Harold Glasser and the Deep Ecology Approach (DEA) Chapter 53 46 Convergence Corroborated: A Comment on Arne Naess on Wolf Policies Part 54 V The Philosopher at Home Chapter 55 47 Value in Nature: Intrinsic or Inherent? Chapter 56 48 Response to Jon Wetleson Chapter 57 49 Platforms, Nature, and Obligational Values Chapter 58 50 Platforms, Nature, and Obligationsl Values: A Response to Per Ariansen Chapter 59 51 From Scepticism to Dogmatism and Back: Remarks on the History of Deep Ecology Chapter 60 52 Responses to Peder Anker Chapter 61 53 Arne Naess and the Norwegian Nature Tradition Chapter 62 54 Is the Deep Ecology Vision a Green Vision or is it Multicoloured like the Rainbow? An Answer to Nina

Editorial Reviews

For fans and devotees of deep ecology, the book is essential, with its copious collection of relevant articles and Naess's classic but often evasive responses.

Environmental Values

These debates are thought-provoking, on occasion entertaining, and illustrate something of the development of Naess' thinking about ideas such as unity and self-realization.

Environmental Ethics

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