{"product_id":"the-ecological-self-paperback","title":"The Ecological Self - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFreya Mathews\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnvironmental disasters, from wildfires and vanishing species to flooding and drought, have increased dramatically in recent years and debates about the environment are rarely far from the headlines. There is growing awareness that these disasters are connected - indeed, that in the fabric of nature everything is interconnected. However, until the publication of Freya Mathews' \u003ci\u003eThe Ecological Self\u003c\/i\u003e, there had been remarkably few attempts to provide a conceptual foundation for such interconnectedness that brought together philosophy and science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this acclaimed book, Mathews skilfully weaves together a thought-provoking metaphysics of the environment. She connects the ideas of the seventeenth-century philosopher Spinoza with twentieth-century systems theory and Einstein's physics to argue that the atomistic cosmology inherited from Newton gave credence to a picture of the universe as fragmented, rather than as whole. Furthermore, it is such faulty thinking that presents human beings as similarly disconnected and individualistic, with the dire consequence that they regard nature as of purely instrumental rather than intrinsic value. She concludes by arguing for an ethics of ecological interdependence and for a basic egalitarianism among living species. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA compelling and fascinating account of how we must change our thinking about the environment, \u003ci\u003eThe Ecological Self\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic of ecological and environmental thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Routledge Classics edition includes a substantial new Introduction by the author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFreya Mathews\u003c\/strong\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Environmental Philosophy at Latrobe University, Australia. Her books include \u003ci\u003eThe Ecological Self\u003c\/i\u003e (1991), \u003ci\u003eEcology and Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e (editor, 1996), \u003ci\u003eFor Love of Matter: a Contemporary Panpsychism\u003c\/i\u003e (2003), \u003ci\u003eJourney to the Source of the Merri\u003c\/i\u003e (2003), \u003ci\u003eReinhabiting Reality: towards a Recovery of Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), and \u003ci\u003eArdea: a philosophical novella\u003c\/i\u003e (2015). In addition to her research activities she manages a private biodiversity reserve in northern Victoria. She is a fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 214\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 17, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42101052997767,"sku":"9780367705183","price":38.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/caef358f6c4d45517ce28c0ab2ec0ba3.webp?v=1732390589","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-ecological-self-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}