Loving and Studying Nature: Celebrating the Earth through History, Culture and Education
Jan 2022 · International Explorations in Outdoor and Environmental Education Book 10 · Springer Nature
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This volume investigates crucial ways in which nature has been apprehended, understood and valued in different cultures and over time. It is grounded in current global concerns about growing threats to the natural environment. Through a critical appraisal of specific examples, it ranges widely over historical and contemporary attitudes and behaviours.
It presents a wide ranging analysis of selected ideas and attitudes in the evolution mainly of western civilisation, from the time of the cave artists to the present day. It argues for preservation and conservation of the natural resources and beauty of the earth in the face of religious supernatural arguments and the rise of consumer capitalism and consumerism.
It presents a wide ranging analysis of selected ideas and attitudes in the evolution mainly of western civilisation, from the time of the cave artists to the present day. It argues for preservation and conservation of the natural resources and beauty of the earth in the face of religious supernatural arguments and the rise of consumer capitalism and consumerism.
About the author
Emeritus Professor Malcolm Skilbeck AO FASSA educated in Australia, USA and England. Professorial positions at the University of Ulster, University of London and Deakin University Australia where he was also Vice-Chancellor. Honorary doctorate from the National University of Ireland. Foundation director of the Australian Curriculum Development Centre, and Deputy Director for Education at the OECD, Paris. Research and publications include curriculum theory, higher education policy and education and cultural reconstruction.
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