CONTENTS; PREFACE: WHY TRUST THE PAIN?; INTRODUCTION: FROM SCIENCE TO THE SELF; I: CHILDHOOD AND THE DISTANCE; II: THE MIND AND THE CIRCLE; III: RATS IN CALIFORNIA; IV: THE CABIN OF CROSSED STONES; V: INSPIRATION AND POSSIBILITY; VI: RESIST TOTALITY!; VII: DEFINING THE DEEP; VIII: SEEING THE WORLD ANEW; IX: ON THIN ICE; EPILOGUE: A WALK IN THE WORLD OF JOY; SELECTED WORKS BY ARNE NAESS; WORKS ABOUT OR INFLUENCED BY ARNE NAESS; INDEX
Summary
David Rothenberg shows us in this brief and enjoyable book that Naess's thought and influence range far beyond ecological philosophy. Naess's contributions to our understanding of the roots and resolution of the environment crisis are of primary interest here
