Toward a Philosophy of Wilderness by Glenn Parton

Don’t let the title, Toward a Philosophy of Wilderness, by Glenn Parton, intimidate you. Nor think that the book is missing an integrated approach. It speaks to the roots and relationship of Nature and civilization, with humans as embodiment of Nature and the creators of civilization, thus manifestors of our planet’s destiny. In the author’s own words:  “The book articulates a philosophical anthropology or evolutionary ontology as the basis for a vision of utopia that is easily achievable in the modern world. We have misunderstood ourselves since the Neolithic Revolution, and the history of Western philosophy reflects our failure to solve the enigma of human nature, which is that we are the “rational animal” who is torn between two primary drives: the drive to return to the wilderness from whence we came and the drive to build high civilization.”  It is self-published and can be found here.

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