[ECOLOG-L] Saviours or Destroyers: The relationship between the human species and the rest of life on Earth

I am excited to let you know about the publication of: Saviours or Destroyers: The relationship between the human species and the rest of life on Earth http://www.amazon.com/dp/1907962522/ref=nosim?tag=cranmorpublic-20 http://www.cranmorepublications.co.uk/73 Here is the amazon info:

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Saviours or Destroyers: The relationship between the human species and the rest of life on Earth

Thanks for this. We seem to agree on quite a lot. However, I seek to persuade people in my books that the extinction of the human species would ultimately lead to the extinction of all life on Earth, rather than a new era of evolution (although my view is compatible with a very short new era

[ECOLOG-L] Publication Announcement : 'Human Specialness': The Historical Dimension the Historicisation of Humanity

You might be interested to know about the publication of the above book by Peter Xavier Price. Here is what I have to say about it in my blog: http://neilpaulcummins.blogspot.com/ In my last blog entry I quoted some text from the first journal article (that I am aware of) which refers to my

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Technological Progress, the Economy, and the Environment

All he attempts to persuade one of is that the planet has a limited amount of resources and that therefore economic growth cannot continue indefinitely. This just seems to be a trivial truism (whatever view one has of technology, and even if one has no view whatsoever concerning technology!).

[ECOLOG-L] The Concept of Being 'Green'

You might be interested to know of the publication (Feb 2011) of: 'What Does it Mean to be Green?' It is an exploration of the concept of what acting in a 'green' way entails. I claim that 'greenness' ultimately has to be cashed out as the human species acting in a way which ensures the

[ECOLOG-L] The Purpose of the Environmental Crisis

If you are interested in the work of Friedrich Hölderlin, or the idea that the environmental crisis has a purpose, then you might find this following book of interest: The Purpose of the Environmental Crisis: A Reinterpretation of Holderlin's Philosophy A Book Description and other information

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Humans and the Environmental Crisis

haven't read your book, although it sounds interesting. But why should there be a should if humans are not in some way special? Mark D. From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [ ecolo...@listserv.umd.edu] On Behalf Of Neil Cummins

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Humans and the Environmental Crisis

...@usd.edu *From:* Neil Cummins [mailto:neilpaulcumm...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Monday, December 06, 2010 6:22 AM *To:* Dixon, Mark *Subject:* Re: [ECOLOG-L] Humans and the Environmental Crisis Hi Mark I believe that the should that you are referring to is the how we should deal with global

[ECOLOG-L] Humans and the Environmental Crisis

This might be of interest: Is the Human Species Special?: Why human-induced global warming could be in the interests of life By approaching the environmental crisis from the perspective of the issue of whether the human species is special (if the human species is not special then it would be