Philosophical Dialogues

Nina Witoszek is assistant professor at the European University in Florence, and at the Center for Development and the Environment, Oslo University. She is the author of many books, including Nature Mythologies: From the Eddas to Ecophilosophy (Blackwell) and the editor of Rethinking Deep Ecology and Culture and Environment: Interdisciplinary Approaches.Andrew Brennan is professor of philosophy and head of the philosophy department at the University of Western Australia. He is the author of Conditions of Identity (Oxford) and Environmental Philosophies (Routledge, forthcoming), and the editor of The Ethics of the Environment.

For fans and devotees of deep ecology, the book is essential, with its copious collection of relevant articles and Naess's classic but often evasive responses.

• Part 1 List of FiguresPart 2 PrefacePart 3 AcknowledgementsPart 4 I Philosophical Systems and Systems of PhilosophyChapter 5 1 The Shallow and the Deep, Long-range Economy Movements: A SummaryChapter 6 2 The Deep Ecology PlatformChapter 7 3 The Glass is on the Table: The Empiricist versus Total ViewChapter 8 4 Ayer on Metaphysics:A Critical CommentaryChapter 9 5 A Reply to Arne NaessChapter 10 6 Arne Naess, a Philosopher and a Mystic: A Commentary on the Dialogue Between Alfred Ayer and Arne NaessChapter 11 7 Remarks on Interpretations and PrecisenessChapter 12 8 Paul Feyerabend: A Green Hero?Chapter 13 9 Comment: Naess and Feyerabend on ScienceChapter 14 10 Reply to Bill DevallChapter 15 11 Spinoza's Environmental EthicsChapter 16 12 Environmental Ethics and Spinoza's Ethics: Comments on Genevieve Lloyd's ArticleChapter 17 13 Comment: Lloyd and Naess on Spinoza as EcophilosopherPart 18 II Deep Ecology: Norms, Premises, and IntuitionsChapter 19 14 A Critique of Anti-Anthropocentric BiocentrismChapter 20 15 A Defense of the Deep Ecology MovementChapter 21 16 Against Biospherical EgalitarianismChapter 22 17 An Answer to William C. French: Ranking, Yes, but the Inherent Value is the SameChapter 23 18 Comment: On Naess versus FrenchChapter 24 19 Deep Ecology: A New Philosophy of our Time?Chapter 25 20 Intuition, Intrinsic Value, and Deep EcologyChapter 26 21 On Guiding Stars of Deep Ecology: Response to Naess's Response to FoxChapter 27 22 Comment: Pluralism and Deep EcologyChapter 28 23 Man Apart: An Alternative to the Self-Realization ApproachChapter 29 24 "Man Apart" and Deep Ecology: A Reply to ReedChapter 30 25 Comment: Self-Realization or Man Apart? The Reed-Naess DebatePart 31 III Schisms: Mountains or Molehills?Chapter 32 26 Deep Ecology and its CriticsChapter 33 27 A European Looks at North-American Branches of the Deep Ecology MovementChapter 34 28 Letter to the Editor of Zeta Magazine, 1988Chapter 35 29 Letter to Dave Foreman, 23 June 1988Chapter 36 30 Comment: Human Population Reduction and Wild Habitat ProtectionChapter 37 31 Class, Race, and Gender Discourse in the Ecofeminism/Deep Ecology DebateChapter 38 32 Ecofeminism Philosophy and Deep EcologyChapter 39 33 The Ecofeminism versus Deep Ecology DebateChapter 40 34 The Ecofeminism-Deep Ecology Dialogue: A Short Commentary on Exchange Between Karen Warren and Arne NaessChapter 41 35 Social Ecology versus Deep Ecology: A Challenge for the Ecology MovementChapter 42 36 Note Concerning Murray Bookchin's Article "Social Ecology versus Deep Ecology"Chapter 43 37 Unanswered Letter to Murray Bookchin, 1988Chapter 44 38 To the Editor of SynthesisChapter 45 39 Comment: Deep Ecology and Social EcologyChapter 46 40 Radical American Environmentalism and Wilderness Preservation: A Third World CritiqueChapter 47 41 Comments on Guha's "Radical American Environmentalism and Wilderness Preservation: A Third World Critique"Chapter 48 42 Comment: Naess and GuhaPart 49 IV Deep Ecology and Environmental PolicyChapter 50 43 Philosophies of Wolf Policies (I): General Principles and Preliminary xploration of Selected NormsChapter 51 44 Naess's Deep Ecology Approach (DEA)Chapter 52 45 Harold Glasser and the Deep Ecology Approach (DEA)Chapter 53 46 Convergence Corroborated: A Comment on Arne Naess on Wolf PoliciesPart 54 V The Philosopher at HomeChapter 55 47 Value in Nature: Intrinsic or Inherent?Chapter 56 48 Response to Jon WetlesonChapter 57 49 Platforms, Nature, and Obligational ValuesChapter 58 50 Platforms, Nature, and Obligationsl Values: A Response to Per AriansenChapter 59 51 From Scepticism to Dogmatism and Back: Remarks on the History of Deep EcologyChapter 60 52 Responses to Peder AnkerChapter 61 53 Arne Naess and the Norwegian Nature TraditionChapter 62 54 Is the Deep Ecology Vision a Green Vision or is it Multicoloured like the Rainbow? An Answer to Nina WitoszekPart 63 Postscript: Radical American Environmentalism RevisitedPart 64 IndexPart 65 Notes on Contributors