LEADER 03851nam 2200733Ia 450 001 9910824884603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-85700-2 010 $a9786612857003 010 $a0-7735-6479-9 024 7 $a10.1515/9780773564794 035 $a(CKB)1000000000714078 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000278802 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11238037 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000278802 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10260502 035 $a(PQKB)11397569 035 $a(CaPaEBR)407490 035 $a(CaBNvSL)slc00204579 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3331760 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10178410 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL285700 035 $a(OCoLC)923232853 035 $a(DE-B1597)656101 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780773564794 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/38bq2x 035 $a(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/3/407490 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3331760 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3248693 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000714078 100 $a20720710d1972 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe domination of nature 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cG. Braziller$d[1972] 215 $a1 online resource (xxvi, 242 pages) 300 $aA revision of the author's thesis, University of California, San Diego. 311 0 $a0-7735-1198-9 320 $aIncludes bibliography: p. 223-231. 327 $tFront Matter --$tContents --$tPreface to the 1994 Reprint --$tIn Pursuit of an Idea: Historical Perspectives --$tThe Cunning of Unreason --$tMythical, Religious, and Philosophical Roots --$tFrancis Bacon --$tThe Seventeenth Century and After --$tScience, Technology, and the Domination of Nature --$tScience and Domination --$tScience and Nature --$tTechnology and Domination --$tThe Liberation of Nature? --$tAppendix --$tNotes and References --$tList of Works Cited --$tIndex 330 $aIn Part One Leiss traces the idea of the domination of nature from the Renaissance to the nineteenth century. Francis Bacon's seminal work provides the pivotal point for this discussion and, through an original interpretation of Bacon's thought, Leiss shows how momentous ambiguities in the idea were incorporated into modern thought. By the beginning of the twentieth century the concept had become firmly identified with scientific and technological progress. This fact defines the task of Part Two. Using important contributions by European sociologists and philosophers, Leiss critically analyses the role of science and technology in the modern world. In the concluding chapter he puts the idea of mastery over nature into historical perspective and explores a new approach, based on the possibilities of the "liberation of nature." Originally published in 1972, The Domination of Nature was part of the first wave of widespread interest in environmental issues. These issues have reemerged in many industrialized countries, reinforced by planetary dynamics such as threats of global warming (or cooling) and ozone depletion. In an extensive new preface Leiss explains why his study is as relevant as ever. 606 $aNature$xEffect of human beings on 606 $aPhilosophy of nature 606 $aScience and civilization 606 $aTechnology and civilization 606 $aHuman ecology 615 0$aNature$xEffect of human beings on. 615 0$aPhilosophy of nature. 615 0$aScience and civilization. 615 0$aTechnology and civilization. 615 0$aHuman ecology. 676 $a113 700 $aLeiss$b William$f1939-$048748 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910824884603321 996 $aDomination of Nature$9339526 997 $aUNINA