The Moon In The Nautilus Shell: Discordant Harmonies Reconsidered
by Daniel B. Botkin /
2012 / English / PDF
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Why do we keep talking about so many environmental problems and
rarely solve any? If these are scientific issues, then why can't
scientists solve them or at least agree on what to do? In his new
book,
Why do we keep talking about so many environmental problems and
rarely solve any? If these are scientific issues, then why can't
scientists solve them or at least agree on what to do? In his new
book,The Moon in the Nautilus Shell
The Moon in the Nautilus Shell, ecologist Daniel
Botkin explains why.
, ecologist Daniel
Botkin explains why.
For one thing, although we live in a world of constantly changing
environments and talk a lot about climate change, most of our
environmental laws, policies, and scientific premises are based on
the idea that the environment is constant, never changing, except
when people affect it.
For one thing, although we live in a world of constantly changing
environments and talk a lot about climate change, most of our
environmental laws, policies, and scientific premises are based on
the idea that the environment is constant, never changing, except
when people affect it.
For another, we have lost contact with nature in personal ways.
Disconnected from our surroundings, we lack the deep understanding
and feelings about the environment to make meaningful judgments.
The environment has become just another one of those special
interests that interferes with our lives.
For another, we have lost contact with nature in personal ways.
Disconnected from our surroundings, we lack the deep understanding
and feelings about the environment to make meaningful judgments.
The environment has become just another one of those special
interests that interferes with our lives.
Poised to be a core text of the twenty-first century environmental
movement,
Poised to be a core text of the twenty-first century environmental
movement,The Moon in the Nautilus Shell
The Moon in the Nautilus Shell challenges us to
think critically about our role in nature.
challenges us to
think critically about our role in nature.
