Is It Painful to Think?

Conversations with Arne Naess

David Rothenberg

Is It Painful to Think?

$26.00 paper
ISBN: 0-8166-2152-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-8166-2152-1

 

"David Rothenberg shows us in this brief and enjoyable book that Naess's thought and influence range far beyond ecological philosophy. Naess's contributions to our understanding of the roots and resolution of the environment crisis are of primary interest here." —Environmental Politics

"Is It Painful to Think? is an important contribution to the deep ecological literature, appropriate for specialists as well as readers seeking an introduction. The book offers something to readers who identify themselves as deep ecologists, to those interested in the roots of deep ecology, and to those seeking an introduction to deep ecology." —Environmental History Review

"Recommended." —The Reader's Review

"Watching a good mind at work is a privilege. Watching a good mind at play is a joy. Is It Painful to Think? shows both sides of Arne Naess, a philosopher who is making a real difference in the planet's course." —Bill McKibben

David Rothenberg is assistant professor of philosophy and director of the program in Science, Technology, and Society at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He is the author of Wild Ideas and co-author of Wisdom in the Open Air: The Norwegian Roots of Deep Ecology.

248 pages | 21 photos | 1992