| Description |
1 online resource (xxxi, 180 pages) |
| Contents |
Life seen as an open landscape -- How do you feel yourself and the world? -- On imagination, research -- and petty rationality -- Reason and feeling are interactive -- A feeling for all living beings -- How does our emotional life mature? -- You can learn properly only what engages your feelings -- The art of living: to do little things in a big way |
| Summary |
"Now available in English for the first time, Norwegian philosopher Arne Naess's meditation on the art of living is an exhortation to preserve the environment and biodiversity. Like a "universal great-grandfather," he offers a bright and bold perspective on the power of feelings to move us away from ecological and cultural degradation toward sound, future-focused policy and action." "Naess acknowledges the powerlessness of the intellect without the heart, and, like Thoreau before him rejects the Cartesian notion of mind-body separation. He advocates, instead, the integration of reason and emotion - a combination Naess believes will inspire to make changes for the better. Playful and serious, this is a guidebook for finding our way on a planet wrecked by the harmful effects of consumption, popluation growth, commodification, technology and globalization. It is sure to mobilize today's philosophers, environmentalists, policy makers, and the general public into seeking - with whole hearts rather than superficial motives - more effective and timelier solutions."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Conduct of life.
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ethics (philosophical concept)
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PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- Modern.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Philosophers.
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Conduct of life
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Haukeland, Per Ingvar, 1966-
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| LC no. |
2001008020 |
| ISBN |
9780820336398 |
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0820336394 |
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9780820324180 |
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0820324183 |
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1282553399 |
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9781282553392 |
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