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Emerson and environmental ethics Susan L. Dunston.

By: Dunston, Susan L. (Professor Emerita)Material type: TextTextPublisher: Lanham Lexington Books, [2018]Description: 1 online resourceISBN: 9781498552974; 1498552978Subject(s): Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 -- Ethics | Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 | United States | 1800-1899 | Environmental ethics -- United States | Environmental responsibility -- United States | Ethics, Modern -- 19th century | Ethics, American | Environmentalism in literature | Nature in literature | Ethics, Modern | Éthique de l'environnement -- États-Unis | Responsabilité environnementale -- États-Unis | Morale -- 19e siècle | Environnementalisme dans la littérature | Nature dans la littérature | LITERARY COLLECTIONS -- Essays | Environmental ethics | Environmental responsibility | Environmentalism in literature | Ethics | Ethics, Modern | Nature in literatureGenre/Form: EBSCO eBooks | Electronic books. DDC classification: 814/.3 LOC classification: PS1642.E8Online resources: EBSCOhost
Contents:
Intro; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Emerson and Environmental Literacy; 2 Emerson Valuing Nature; 3 Emerson and Contemporary Environmentalism; 4 The Garden and the Wilderness; 5 Emerson and Ahimsa; Coda; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.
Summary: This book shows the Emersonian arc in environmental ethics and nature writing extending into contemporary discussions of those topics. Dunston connects Emerson's nature literacy and natural philosophy to contemporary forms of eco-feminism, living systems theory, Native American science, Asian philosophy, and environmental activism.
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Intro; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Emerson and Environmental Literacy; 2 Emerson Valuing Nature; 3 Emerson and Contemporary Environmentalism; 4 The Garden and the Wilderness; 5 Emerson and Ahimsa; Coda; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.

This book shows the Emersonian arc in environmental ethics and nature writing extending into contemporary discussions of those topics. Dunston connects Emerson's nature literacy and natural philosophy to contemporary forms of eco-feminism, living systems theory, Native American science, Asian philosophy, and environmental activism.

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