by Mary Midgley
|
by Stephan Harding
|
by Mary Midgley
|
by James Lovelock
|
by Mary Midgley
|
See buying choices for this item to see if it's one of the millions that are eligible for Amazon Prime.
Customers Viewing This Page May Be Interested in These Sponsored Links(What is this?) |
Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought
Product details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Product Description
Book Description
Gaia - the idea of life on earth as a single, self-sustaining system - is a big idea for the twenty-first century. It can help to provide solutions for many of the large problems which conventional politics is failing top address, from global warming to mental health and well-being. So why has its significance often been missed by scientists, decision-makers, intellectuals and the media?
Gaia - the idea of life on earth as a single, self-sustaining system - is a big idea for the twenty-first century. It can help to provide solutions for many of the large problems which conventional politics is failing top address, from global warming to mental health and well-being. So why has its significance often been missed by scientists, decision-makers, intellectuals and the media?
Mary Midgley sets out the scientific and intellectual origins of Gaian thinking, showing how it presents a deep challenge to the conceptual structures which guide our everyday thinking and behaviour.
In particular, Midgley argues, the tendency of modern science to present itself as an inert store of neutral, 'objective' facts obscures the reality that scientific thinking has profound moral and social implications. It makes assumptions rooted in an Enlightenment view of the world which separated humans from the world they inhabit, obscuring the connections between rational thought, imagination and feeling.
The result is that we are trapped in a narrow, individualistic view of society drawn from the seventeenth century, and that this view prevents us from thinking beyond recent theories of neo-Darwinism. Midgley argues that even if the scientific foundation of such accounts is correct, we should not accept their apparent implications for social relations and moral obligation.
This pamphlet sets a new moral agenda which will help to change the way we think about ourselves and the planet. It has important implications for public policy, from the governance of science to roads and car tax.
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?
 |
79% buy the item featured on this page: Gaia: The Next Big Idea |
 |
21% buy Animate Earth: Science, Intuition and Gaia £11.66 |
Customer Reviews
There are no customer reviews yet. Create your own review
| |||
Video reviews
|
|
Customer Discussions
Beta (What's this?)|
This product's forum
(0 discussions)
Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Active discussions in related forums
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
- Books > Business, Finance & Law > Economics
- Books > Religion & Spirituality > New Age > Earth-Based Religions > Gaia
- Books > Science & Nature > Environment & Ecology > Ecology
- Books > Science & Nature > Environment & Ecology > Environmental Philosophy
- Books > Society, Politics & Philosophy > Government & Politics
- Books > Society, Politics & Philosophy > Philosophy
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
Fun for Everyone |
Beauty without the Beast |
Treat Someone
With an Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificate, you can get them what they want (even if you don't know what that is). |
||||||||
| |||||
Your Recent History
(What's this?)|
You have no recently viewed items or searches.
After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session. |
Continue Shopping: Top Sellers
| ||||
Amazon Home | |
| International Sites: United States | Germany | France | Japan | Canada | China | |
| Business Programs: Sell on Amazon | Fulfilment by Amazon | Join Associates | Join Advantage | |
| Customer Service | Help | View Basket | Your Account | |
| About Amazon.co.uk | Careers at Amazon | |
| Conditions of Use & Sale | Privacy Notice © 1996-2009, Amazon.com, Inc. and its affiliates |
