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Følelsernes betydning i liv og samfund undergraves, og fornuften hyldes. Men der er behov for begge dele. I "Livsfilosofi" forsøger den norske filosof Arne Næss på nye og gamle måder at forstå, hvordan følelser og fornuft hører sammen - og hvilken afgørende rolle følelserne spiller og bør spille i vores tanker og handlinger.

In twenty short books, Penguin Classics brings you the ideas that have changed the way we think and talk about the living Earth. Over the past 75 years, a new canon has emerged. As life on Earth has become irrevocably altered by humans, visionary thinkers around the world have raised their voices to defend the planet, and affirm our place at the heart of its restoration. Their words have endured through the decades, becoming the classics of a ...

Norwegian philosopher Arne Naess's meditation on the art of living is an exhortation to preserve the environment and biodiversity. As Naess approached his ninetieth year, he offered a bright and bold perspective on the power of feelings to move us away from ecological and cultural degradation toward sound, future-focused policy and action.

Originally published in 1968. There is a much neglected and more radical form of scepticism, Pyrrhonism, which neither denies nor accepts the possibility of knowledge and is to be regarded not as a philosophical position so much as the expression of a philosophical way of life. Professor Naess argues that, given a sympathetic interpretation, Sextus Empiricus¿s outline of Pyrrhonian scepticism provides the essentials of a genuine and rational s...

Arne Naess was born in Slemdal, Norway, in 1912. After earning his Ph.D. at the age of 27, he became the University of Oslo's youngest professor, and Norway's only Professor of Philosophy. Naess was a keen mountaineer, environmentalist and social activist. In 1938, he finished building an isolated wooden hut high in the Hallingskarvet mountains, where he would spend a quarter of his life. It was here that he developed his concept of 'deep ecol...

Schon in den 1970er Jahren sah der norwegische Philosoph Arne Næss, die Welt auf eine ökologische Katastrophe zusteuern und war darüber tief besorgt. Obwohl er die konventionelle Ökologie mit ihren konkreten reformerischen Anstrengungen hoch schätzte und immer unterstützte, war Næss doch der Überzeugung, dass es für die Rettung von Mensch und Natur mehr bedarf als das Reparieren der entstandenen Schäden. So gab er nach 30 Jahren seinen Lehrstu...

This book provides an introduction to the theory of relativity and the mathematics used in its processes. Three elements of the book make it stand apart from previously published books on the theory of relativity. First, the book starts at a lower mathematical level than standard books with tensor calculus of sufficient maturity to make it possible to give detailed calculations of relativistic predictions of practical experiments. Self-conta...

Offers a bold perspective on the power of feelings to move us away from ecological and cultural degradation toward sound, future-focused policy and action. This book acknowledges the powerlessness of the intellect without the heart, and, like Thoreau before him, he rejects the Cartesian notion of mind-body separation.

Ecology, Community and Lifestyle is a revised and expanded translation of Naess' book Okologi, Samfunn og Livsstil, which sets out the author's thinking on the relevance of philosophy to the problems of environmental degradation and the rethinking of the relationship between mankind and nature. The text has been thoroughly updated by Naess and revised and translated by David Rothenberg.

A founder of the Deep Ecology Movement, Arne Naess' has produced articles on environmentalism that have provided unmatched inspiration for ecologists, philosophers, and activists worldwide. This collection amasses a definitive group of Naess' most important works in which he calls for nonviolent, cooperative action to protect the Earth. Rich with observations, insights, and anecdotes, Naess' writings draw from Eastern religious practices, Gand...

Noora lebt gemeinsam mit ihren Eltern und ihrem kleinen Bruder Morten an der norwegischen Küste. Die Tage verbringt sie mit Schwimmen und Boot Fahren. Als die 12-Jährige ein gestrandetes Robbenbaby findet, ist es mit der Sommeridylle vorbei. Noora bringt die kleine Robbe in ein Versteck und versorgt sie heimlich, nicht ahnend, dass sie damit die Aufmerksamkeit von Schmugglern auf sich zieht, die in der rauen See ein wertvolles Paket verloren h...

Arne Naess is considered one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century. He has been a tremendously prolific author, yet his works as a whole have remained largely unavailable - until now. Springer made available for the first time, a definitive 10-volume collection of Arne Naess's life's works: The Selected Works of Arne Naess. The Selected Works of Arne Naess (SWAN) presents a major overview of Arne Naess's thinking and p...

Cricket diplomacy, playing an important part in the Pakistani-Indian peace process, is more relevant than ever twenty years after Pakistani president Zia went cricket-watching to India in 1987. Sport has been widely recognized in recent years for its potential for peace in capacity of bringing people together, bridging differences and promoting communication and understanding. Still, very little academic literature exists on the relationship b...