Category Archives: Human Ecology

Back to Nature #5 Consciousness for Sustainabiltiy

Posted on 27 January 2008 by Graham

Consciousness for Sustainability The discussion of the “Back to Nature” series has been looking at developmental models of human behaviour, with a view to seeing what light, of any, such approaches can shed on the perplexing question: Why do so … Continue reading →

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Back to Nature #4: The Trouble with Green

Posted on 13 January 2008 by Graham

The Trouble with Green “Here’s the point: you look out there, at the environment, and with your senses you can plainly see the wonderful, glorious, empirical world of nature. And of course you want to help save nature from destruction, … Continue reading →

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Back to Nature #3 The Evolution of Consciousness

Posted on 6 January 2008 by Graham

The Evolution of Consciousness Part 1 In “Back to nature #2” I explored Deep Ecology and the idea that the response to the environmental problems we face should be to in some way “go back to nature” because “nature knows … Continue reading →

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Back to nature #2: Deep Ecology- Nostalgia for Eden

Posted on 10 December 2007 by Graham

Nostalgia for Eden A widely held belief amongst environmentalists, Deep Ecologists and other “post-modern” humans who yearn for a return to the idyllic world of an imagined Garden of Eden is that the struggle for sustainability is a new one: … Continue reading →

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Back to Nature #1

Posted on 1 December 2007 by Graham

Back to Nature: Exploring Humans’ Relationship to the Natural World Modern humans have an uneasy relationship with the “natural world”: there is a sense of separation, of loss, but also an ambivalence and uncertainty in knowing how to relate to … Continue reading →

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