How Nature Matters: Culture, Identity, and Environmental Value

by Simon P. James

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HOW NATURE MATTERS presents an original theory of nature's value based on part--Lwhole relations. James argues that when natural things have cultural value, they do not always have it as means to valuable ends. In many cases, they have value as parts of valuable wholes -- as parts of traditions, for instance, or cultural identities.

James develops his theory by investigating twelve real-world cases, ranging from the veneration of sacred trees...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0198871619

ISBN13:9780198871613

Release Date:November 2022

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:184 Pages

Weight:0.80 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.7" x 8.6"

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Philosophy

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