Read Nature and Madness - Books Library

Nature and Madness

Paul Shepard

4.9/5 (22109 ratings)

Description:Does any species other than the human befoul its nest, destroy the habitat on which it depends? Strangely, yes; such shortsightedness happens in the natural world all the time. But no species does so with as much conscious awareness, a matter that fascinated the philosopher Paul Shepard. In Nature and Madness he examines the human animal in relation to the natural environment, showing the kinds of psychic disjunctions and troubles that have developed over the generations that humans have been seeking to distance themselves from the world. Shepard locates the source of much of those troubles in the invention of agriculture, an act that gave humans the false idea that nature can be controlled and micromanaged in every detail--an idea that has found modern fruit in such things as dam-building and genetic engineering. Environmental destruction, writes Shepard, is a "mutilation of personal maturity," a failure of emotional development; continuing the metaphor, he adds that "the only society more frightful than one run by children ... might be one run by childish adults." Shepard calls on his readers to establish a meaningful, mature connection with the earth, to cultivate a sense of stewardship and responsibility. It is a welcome call. --Gregory McNameeWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Nature and Madness. To get started finding Nature and Madness, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 0820319805

Description: Does any species other than the human befoul its nest, destroy the habitat on which it depends? Strangely, yes; such shortsightedness happens in the natural world all the time. But no species does so with as much conscious awareness, a matter that fascinated the philosopher Paul Shepard. In Nature and Madness he examines the human animal in relation to the natural environment, showing the kinds of psychic disjunctions and troubles that have developed over the generations that humans have been seeking to distance themselves from the world. Shepard locates the source of much of those troubles in the invention of agriculture, an act that gave humans the false idea that nature can be controlled and micromanaged in every detail--an idea that has found modern fruit in such things as dam-building and genetic engineering. Environmental destruction, writes Shepard, is a "mutilation of personal maturity," a failure of emotional development; continuing the metaphor, he adds that "the only society more frightful than one run by children ... might be one run by childish adults." Shepard calls on his readers to establish a meaningful, mature connection with the earth, to cultivate a sense of stewardship and responsibility. It is a welcome call. --Gregory McNameeWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Nature and Madness. To get started finding Nature and Madness, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Nature and Madness

Nature and Madness

More Books

The Only World We've Got: A Paul Shepard Reader

The Only World We've Got: A Paul Shepard Reader

Encounters with Nature: Essays By Paul Shepard

Encounters with Nature: Essays By Paul Shepard

Coming Home to the Pleistocene

Coming Home to the Pleistocene

Man in the Landscape: A Historic View of the Esthetics of Nature

Man in the Landscape: A Historic View of the Esthetics of Nature

The Others: How Animals Made Us Human

The Others: How Animals Made Us Human

The Tender Carnivore and the Sacred Game

The Tender Carnivore and the Sacred Game

The Sacred Paw: The Bear in Nature, Myth, and Literature

The Sacred Paw: The Bear in Nature, Myth, and Literature

The Winds Of Change, Colorado Springs-2029: Paul Stevenson/ Dillon Shepard Series Book 4 (Paul Stevenson Series)

The Winds Of Change, Colorado Springs-2029: Paul Stevenson/ Dillon Shepard Series Book 4 (Paul Stevenson Series)

Thinking Animals: Animals and the Development of Human Intelligence

Thinking Animals: Animals and the Development of Human Intelligence