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Environmental problems are partly the result of conceptions of our relationship to nature. I present a critique of selected beliefs about our relationship to nature that have contributed to the environmental crisis and some others that I believe will help create a more ethically acceptable conception.
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Fielder, J.H. (1991). Philosophy and the Environmental Crisis. In: Hansen, J.A. (eds) Environmental Concerns. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2904-6_14
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