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By Arne Naess

Ecology, neighborhood and way of life is a revised and multiplied translation of Naess' booklet Okologi, Samfunn og Livsstil, which units out the author's pondering at the relevance of philosophy to the issues of environmental degradation and the rethinking of the connection among mankind and nature. The textual content has been completely up to date via Naess and revised and translated through David Rothenberg.

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Logic, general methodology, epistemology, ontology, descriptive and normative ethics, philosophy of science, political and social philosophy, and general aesthetics are among the most well known. Ecosophy T says this of this diversity: all are intimately interconnected! You will find a view on all of them intimated in this work. A formal logic cannot be concretely developed without assuming positions in methodology, normative philosophy, etc. Political philosophy is implied in any social development of an ecosophy.

From ecology to ecosophy The first part of the chapter introduces a way of formulating the essential traits of a total view which could be of help to all who wish to verbalise their basic attitudes and compare them with others' - especially those who seem to oppose vigorous ecological policies. This portion is methodological, and not limited to my own particular view, Ecosophy T. The second part attacks problems of ontology, 'what there is'. Rather than talking about reality or the world, ecophilosophical thinking proceeds in terms of nature, and humanity's relation to nature.

What should be done first, what next? What is most urgent? What is necessary as opposed to what is highly desirable? Different opinions in these matters should not exclude vigorous cooperation. What is gained from tentatively formulating basic views shared today by most or all supporters of the deep ecology movement? Hopefully it makes it a little easier to localise the movement among the many 32 The environmental crisis and the deep ecological movement 'alternative' movements. Hopefully this does not lead to isolation but rather to even better cooperation with many other alternative movements.

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