The Denial of Nature: Environmental philosophy in the era of global capitalism - Ontological Explorations Routledge Critical Realism 1. udgave

As a study of the increasingly precarious relationship between humans and nature, this book seeks to go beyond work already contributed to the environmental movement by highlighting the importance of experiencing, rather than theorizing nature. In his unique approach to Environmental Philosophy, the author argues for the reinstatement of nature?s value outside of its value for human ends. Such a perspective emphasizes the extent to which the environmental problem is a concrete reality requiring urgent attention.

Designed as an accompaniment to undergraduate and postgraduate research, The Denial of Nature relies on empirically informed literature to assess what life is actually like for humans and nature in the era of global capitalism. This book contends that capitalist society exploits nature more relentlessly than any other and offers instead an environmental philosophy which actively opposes and undermines this approach. Through discussions of the works of Adorno, Taylor, Heidegger and Jonas, among others, The Denial of Nature relies on insights from Critical Realism to bring together several, seldom-linked philosophies and suggest a new approach to the heavily-discussed question of environmental ethics.