The last three decades have seen increasing concern over ecology and environmental problems. Scientists, social thinkers, public officials, and the public have been aroused by the recognition that failure to understand the destructive impact of industrial society and advanced technologies on the delicate balance of organic life in the global ecosystem may result in devastating problems for future generations. William Leiss argues that this global predicament must be understood in terms of deeply rooted attitudes towards nature. He traces the origins, development, and social consequences of an idea whose imprint is everywhere in modern thought: the idea of the domination of nature.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-231) and index
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- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 113
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- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 9780773564794 0773511989
- LCCN
- BD581
- LCCN Item number
- L43 1994eb
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- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xxvi, 242 p.)
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- Canada
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- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
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- (CaBNVSL)slc00204579 (OCoLC)191818991 (CaOOCEL)407490
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
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Table of Contents
- Contents 8
- Preface to the 1994 Reprint 10
- PART ONE: In Pursuit of an Idea: Historical Perspectives 28
- 1 The Cunning of Unreason 30
- 2 Mythical, Religious, and Philosophical Roots 52
- 3 Francis Bacon 72
- 4 The Seventeenth Century and After 100
- PART TWO: Science, Technology, and the Domination of Nature 126
- 5 Science and Domination 128
- 6 Science and Nature 152
- 7 Technology and Domination 172
- 8 The Liberation of Nature? 194
- Appendix—Technological Rationality: Marcuse and His Critics 226
- Notes and References 240
- List of Works Cited 250
- Index 260
- A 260
- B 260
- C 261
- D 261
- E 262
- F 262
- G 262
- H 262
- I 263
- J 263
- K 263
- L 263
- M 264
- N 265
- O 265
- P 266
- Q 266
- R 266
- S 267
- T 268
- U 269
- V 269
- W 269
- Y 269
- Z 269
