Encountering Nature

'Thomas Heyd's Encountering Nature: Toward an Environmental Culture is an impressive and important treatment of our relationship with our environment. Heyd is one of the few philosophers who does not simply make significant contributions to environmental ethics and environmental aesthetics; he also directly addresses the vital links between morality and appreciation, between theory and practice, and above all between nature and culture.' Allen Carlson, University of Alberta, Canada 'In the third decade of environmental ethics and the fourth decade of environmental aesthetics there are a good number who do one of the two disciplines well; precious few excel at both. This collection of essays by Thomas Heyd cements his place among those talented few. More impressive, and enjoyable, is how well grounded Heyd's reflections are in actual environments and environmental conflicts, most of which will be new to the reader. This book is not only a tour de force of environmental philosophy but a wonderful tour of the global environment.' Andrew Light, University of Washington, USA 'Heyd's hugely conscientious attentiveness to the (thoroughly international) literature and his painstaking bibliographical annotations will certainly be appreciated by fellow researchers.' British Journal of Aesthetics 'Despite the apparent diversity of issues, the book remains focused. Moreover, it covers some topics that are not too often examined in academic environmental philosophy. The treatment of issues is stimulating, as it combines profitably personal experiences and perceptions with sharp analysis.' Environmental Politics '... a though-provoking and engaging book that should find and audience with philosophers as well as academics, and indeed with anyone seriously interested in the ways we relate to nature.' Environmental Ethics