THE NATURAL WONDER: AN ECOCENTRIC WORLD VIEW: Part 2 Deep Ecology for the 21st Century
Guest: Edward Abbey, Paul Shepard, Dave Foreman, John Seed, Stephanie Mills, Casey Walker, Max Oelschlaeger, Reed Noss, Cecilia Lanman, Connie Barlow, Bill Mollison Program 2717
Host: Michael Toms Interview Date: 10/1/1998 Program Length: 1 Hour
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Program Description: In our time the anthropocentric paradigm is dominant. We act as if human needs are the most important thing in the world. Deep ecologists say this self-absorption is not only limiting but dangerous; we must learn to care about all life on the planet if humans as well as other species are even to survive. This message surfaces over and over as we listen to environmentalists and scientists tell us why and how to shift our priorities. "How are humans supposed to live in a way that integrates with the grandeur of the universe and the story of life on Earth?" asks Connie Barlow. Included in DEEP ECOLOGY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY 1 hour
This program is a powerful sampling of answers from a diverse line-up of scientists, activists and writers also including the late Edward Abbey, John Seed, Dave Foreman, Cecelia Lanman, Casey Walker, Reed Noss, Max Oelschlaeger, the late Paul Shepard, Stephanie Mills and Bill Mollison.
Topics explored in this dialogue:
The extinction crisis no one is talking about
How trees make rain, and the bird that flies under water
The pitfalls of the concept of "stewardship"
How the Earth inhales and exhales
What does it mean if you see a squirrel in a lounge chair?
The impact of TV nature shows on endangered species' survival
Why domestication of animals was a disaster
The difference between parks and wilderness
How to get off the runaway train of overconsumption
