DEEP QUESTIONING: THE EIGHT PRINCIPLES OF DEEP ECOLOGY: Part 3 Deep Ecology for the 21st Century
Guest: Arne Naess, George Sessions, Doug Tompkins, Harold Glasser, Stephanie Mills, Fritjof Capra Program 2718
Host: Michael Toms Interview Date: 10/1/1998 Program Length: 1 Hour
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Program Description: Philosophers of deep ecology ask us to go to the depths, to define our most fundamental beliefs-and then to align our actions with those beliefs. Through this kind of deep questioning, we can rediscover abundant living in harmony with the natural world. This program brings together some of deep ecology's most profound thinkers. Fritjof Capra, author of The Web of Life, describes how "deep ecology" is where science, philosophy and spirituality meet. George Sessions, editor of Deep Ecology for the 21st Century, explores the eight-point platform of deep ecology with Arne Naess, the eminent Norwegian philosopher who coined the term. Also appearing here are Doug Tompkins, who left the corporate world to single-handedly create a nature preserve in Chile; physicist and engineer Harold Glasser, editor of The Selected Works of Arne Naess;and Stephanie Mills, author of In Service of the Wild. "Deep ecology is extremely radical," says Mills. "It could overturn just about every assumption we have about how we live." Don't say we didn't warn you! Included in DEEP ECOLOGY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY 1 HOUR
Topics explored in this dialogue:
Deep ecology's most basic principles, in Arne Naess's own words
Should animals have equal rights with humans?
Is any economic growth really sustainable?
"Standard of living" vs. "quality of life"
The crucial connection of biodiversity and cultural diversity
The importance of indigenous wisdom to deep ecology thinking
Is "supply and demand" still relevant to economics?
