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An Unnatural Order : How We Broke Our Primal Bonds with Animals and Nature

Jim Mason

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An Unnatural Order : How We Broke Our Primal Bonds with Animals and Nature

by Jim Mason
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Appeal: Rethinking our relationship with animals and nature.

This book is a must-read for anyone interested in exploring the ethical and societal implications of human's relationship with the natural world. Jim Mason's extensive research and nuanced arguments will challenge readers to reexamine their assumptions about dominionism and the impact of our actions on the environment. An Unnatural Order offers a holistic perspective that is both thought-provoking and informative, making it an essential addition to any environmentalist's library.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

An Unnatural Order : How We Broke Our Primal Bonds with Animals and Nature

by Jim Mason
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ISBN: 9781590560815
Author: Jim Mason
Publisher: Lantern Publishing & Media
Date of Publication: 2002-09-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Philosophy, History
Related Topics: History, Anthropology
Goodreads rating: 4.26
(rated by 84 readers)

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First published by Simon & Schuster in 1993 and then by Continuum in 1998, Jim Mason's An Unnatural Order has become a classic. Now in a new Lantern edition, the book explores, from an anthropological, sociocultural, and holistic perspective, how and why we have cut ourselves off from other animals and the natural world, and the toll this has taken on our consciousness, our ability to steward nature wisely, and the will to control our own tendencies.Jim Mason "My own view is that the primal worldview, updated by a scientific understanding of the living world, offers the best hope for a human spirituality. Life on earth is the miracle, the sacred. The dynamic living world is the creator, the First Being, the sustainer, and the final resting place for all living beings--humans included. We humans evolved with other living beings; their lives informed our lives. They provided models for our existence; they shaped our minds and culture. With dominionism out of the way, we could enjoy a deep sense of kinship with the other animals, which would give us a deep sense of belonging to our living world."Then, once again, we could feel for this world. We could feel included in the awesome family of living beings. We could feel our continuum with the living world. We could, once again, feel a genuine sense of the sacred in the world."
 

Appeal: Rethinking our relationship with animals and nature.

This book is a must-read for anyone interested in exploring the ethical and societal implications of human's relationship with the natural world. Jim Mason's extensive research and nuanced arguments will challenge readers to reexamine their assumptions about dominionism and the impact of our actions on the environment. An Unnatural Order offers a holistic perspective that is both thought-provoking and informative, making it an essential addition to any environmentalist's library.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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