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Wilderness Recognized: Environments Free from Human Control
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Scotney, RJ, Wilderness Recognized: Environments Free from Human Control, Old and New World Perspectives in Environmental Philosophy: Transatlantic Conversations, Springer, Drenthen, M and Keulartz, J (ed), Switzerland, pp. 73-92. ISBN 9783319076829 (2014) [Research Book Chapter]
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Copyright 2014 Springer International Publishing
DOI: doi:10.1007/978-3-319-07683-6_5
Abstract
In this chapter, Robert Scotney argues for an alternative conception of wilderness to the so-called ‘received wilderness idea’. It defines wilderness as the kind of environment that is free from human control in the sense that it does not have human activity as its dominant shaping feature. Scotney agrees with Callicott and others that the received wilderness idea fails to reflect the reality of natural environments, and is even harmful in some of its applications. But he doesn’t agree with these critics that the objections raised against the received wilderness idea necessarily have to lead to the conclusion that the concept of wilderness should be abandoned altogether.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Research Book Chapter |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Philosophy and Religious Studies |
| Research Group: | Philosophy |
| Research Field: | Environmental philosophy |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in philosophy and religious studies |
| UTAS Author: | Scotney, RJ (Dr Robert Scotney) |
| ID Code: | 99124 |
| Year Published: | 2014 |
| Deposited By: | School of Humanities |
| Deposited On: | 2015-03-13 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-10-16 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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