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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455632703321

Autore

Milton Kay <1951, >

Titolo

Loving nature : towards an ecology of emotion / / Kay Milton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2002

ISBN

1-134-52539-7

0-415-25354-3

1-280-40318-7

0-585-45927-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Disciplina

155.9

304.2

333.701

Soggetti

Environmental psychology

Nature

Nature - Psychological aspects

Psychology

Social Sciences

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-172) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Science and religion; The naturalness of ideas; Knowing nature through experience; Enjoying nature; Identifying with nature; Valuing nature: meaning, emotion and the sacred; Protecting nature: wildness, diversity and personhood; Protecting nature: science and the sacred; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Kay Milton considers why some people in Western societies grow up to be nature lovers, while others seem indifferent or intent on destroying these things. She draws on ideas from anthropology, psychology and philosophy.