The social creation of nature

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The social creation of nature

Neil Evernden

Johns Hopkins University Press, c1992

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"Published in cooperation with the Center for American Places, Harrisonburg, Virginia"--Verso t.p

Includes bibliographical references (p. [135]-174) and index

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ISBN 9780801843969

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One reason for our failure to "save the earth," argues Neil Evernden, is our disagreement about what "nature" really is-how it works, what constitutes a risk to it, and even whether we ourselves are part of it. Nature is as much a social entity as a physical one. In addition to the physical resources to be harnessed and transformed, it consists of a domain of norms that may be called upon in defense of certain social ideals. In exploring the consequences of conventional understandings of nature, The Social Creation of Nature also seeks a way around the limitations of a socially created nature in order to defend what is actually imperiled-"wildness," in which, Thoreau wrote, lies hope for "the preservation of the world."

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements Part I. The Ambiguity of Nature Chapter 1. The Social Use of Nature Chapter 2. Nature and Norm Part II. The Creation of Nature Chapter 3. The Purification of Nature Chapter 4. From nature to Nature Chapter 5. The Literal Landscape Chapter 6. The Fragile Division Part III. The Liberation of Nature Chapter 7. Nature and Ultrahuman Epilogue Notes Bibliography Essay Index
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: pbk ISBN 9780801845482

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One reason for our failure to "save the earth," argues Neil Evernden, is our disagreement about what "nature" really is-how it works, what constitutes a risk to it, and even whether we ourselves are part of it. Nature is as much a social entity as a physical one. In addition to the physical resources to be harnessed and transformed, it consists of a domain of norms that may be called upon in defense of certain social ideals. In exploring the consequences of conventional understandings of nature, The Social Creation of Nature also seeks a way around the limitations of a socially created nature in order to defend what is actually imperiled-"wildness," in which, Thoreau wrote, lies hope for "the preservation of the world."

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements Part I. The Ambiguity of Nature Chapter 1. The Social Use of Nature Chapter 2. Nature and Norm Part II. The Creation of Nature Chapter 3. The Purification of Nature Chapter 4. From nature to Nature Chapter 5. The Literal Landscape Chapter 6. The Fragile Division Part III. The Liberation of Nature Chapter 7. Nature and Ultrahuman Epilogue Notes Bibliography Essay Index

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