Essays to My Daughter on Our Relationship With the Natural World (Paperback)

What do fishing with an otter, sitting atop a mountain at dawn with eighty Taiwanese backpackers, and driving home from Aldo Leopold's Shack have to say about the evolution of a personal environmental philosophy? Essays to My Daughter on Our Relationship With the Natural World provides a series of reflections by an environmental educator about lessons learned from time spent in nature. Originally conceived as personal letters to the author's daughter, this collection presents ethical questions outdoor enthusiasts regularly face as they work and play in the natural world. The essays in this book explore environmentalism in a modern-day context, with topics including sustainability education, the current relevance of environmental writers from the past, and the uncertainty of what is meant by words like "naturalist," "solitude," and "wilderness." There is no attempt to direct readers to any particular environmental philosophy. Instead, Simpson encourages readers to articulate their own perspective based on personal experiences in nature. Though Essays to My Daughter is written by a father to his daughter, the insights within the volume-and the questions they provoke-are valuable to all members of the next generation as they grapple with their own relationship to the natural world.

General

Imprint:	Purdue University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2022
Authors:	Steven Simpson
Dimensions:	216 x 140mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	212
ISBN-13:	978-1-61249-783-9
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment > General Promotions
LSN:	1-61249-783-7
Barcode:	9781612497839

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