The Threefold Struggle
Title | The Threefold Struggle PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Frederick Smith |
Publisher | State University of New York Press |
Pages | 534 |
Release | 2022-08-01 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1438488734 |
We members of settler colonial culture—the latest form of what novelist and cultural critic Daniel Quinn calls Taker culture—are constrained by myriad institutions that leave us with little choice but to engage in practices that are profoundly damaging to the planet, to others, and to ourselves. Our path to living otherwise, Andrew Frederick Smith argues, lies in the threefold struggle, which is inspired by Quinn's focus on the interweaving roots of ecological, social, and personal wellbeing. These three forms of wellbeing are co-implicated. We cannot enjoy one without equally enjoying the others; they are a package deal. As such, what works for people individually and collectively works for the planet, and vice versa. Reclaiming our lives and revitalizing our human and more-than-human communities are salient acts of resistance against Taker culture. They offer means of escape from our cultural captivity and an opportunity for full-spectrum wellbeing.
The Threefold Struggle: Pursuing Ecological, Social, and Personal Wellbeing in the Spirit of Daniel Quinn
Title | The Threefold Struggle: Pursuing Ecological, Social, and Personal Wellbeing in the Spirit of Daniel Quinn PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Frederick Smith |
Publisher | Suny American Philosophy and C |
Pages | 352 |
Release | 2022-06 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9781438488714 |
Drawing on the thought of novelist and cultural critic Daniel Quinn, argues it is not too late to free ourselves from a culture in which we are compelled to destroy the world, one another, and even ourselves.
Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association
Title | Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association PDF eBook |
Author | American Philosophical Association |
Publisher | |
Pages | 284 |
Release | 2022-11 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN |
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The Ethics of What We Eat
Title | The Ethics of What We Eat PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Singer |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 337 |
Release | 2007-03-06 |
Genre | Cooking |
ISBN | 1594866872 |
An investigation of the food choices people make and practices of the food producers who create this food for us leading to a discussion of how we might put more ethics into our shopping carts.
A Critique of the Moral Defense of Vegetarianism
Title | A Critique of the Moral Defense of Vegetarianism PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew F. Smith |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 186 |
Release | 2016-04-29 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1137554894 |
Drawing on research in plant science, systems ecology, environmental philosophy, and cultural anthropology, Andrew F. Smith shatters the distinction between vegetarianism and omnivorism. The book outlines the implications that these manufactured distinctions have for how we view food and ourselves as eaters.
Historical and Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Hope
Title | Historical and Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Hope PDF eBook |
Author | Steven C. van den Heuvel |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 272 |
Release | 2020-07-20 |
Genre | Psychology |
ISBN | 303046489X |
This open access volume makes an important contribution to the ongoing research on hope theory by combining insights from both its long history and its increasing multi-disciplinarity. In the first part, it recognizes the importance of the centuries-old reflection on hope by offering historical perspectives and tracing it back to ancient Greek philosophy. At the same time, it provides novel perspectives on often-overlooked historical theories and developments and challenges established views. The second part of the volume documents the state of the art of current research in hope across eight disciplines, which are philosophy, theology, psychology, economy, sociology, health studies, ecology, and development studies. Taken together, this volume provides an integrated view on hope as a multi-faced phenomenon. It contributes to the further understanding of hope as an essential human capacity, with the possibility of transforming our human societies.
Holism and Reductionism in Biology and Ecology
Title | Holism and Reductionism in Biology and Ecology PDF eBook |
Author | Rick C. Looijen |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 362 |
Release | 2012-12-06 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9401595607 |
Holism and reductionism are traditionally seen as incompatible views or approaches to nature. Here Looijen argues that they should rather be seen as mutually dependent and hence co-operating research programmes. He sheds some interesting new light on the emergence thesis, its relation to the reduction thesis, and on the role and status of functional explanations in biology. He discusses several examples of reduction in both biology and ecology, showing the mutual dependence of holistic and reductionist research programmes. Ecologists are offered separate chapters, clarifying some major, yet highly and controversial ecological concepts, such as `community', `habitat', and `niche'. The book is the first in-depth study of the philosophy of ecology. Readership: Specialists in the philosophy of science, especially the philosophy of biology, biologists and ecologists interested in the philosophy of their discipline. Also of interest to other scientists concerned with the holism-reductionism issue.