Roothaan, Angela
Indigenous, Modern and Postcolonial Relations to Nature: Negotiating the Environment
- ISBN 13:
- 9780367728496
- author:
- Roothaan, Angela
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Routledge
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 162
- Dimensions:
- 23.4 x 15.6 centimeters (0.22 kg
- Genre:
- Science, Environment, Nonfiction,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Indigenous, Modern and Postcolonial Relations to Nature Negotiating the Environment by Angela Roothaan explores how initiatives to tackle environmental problems are often hindered by economic growth processes in postcolonial nations and conflicts over land rights. The author examines the underlying epistemological and ontological clashes that complicate these issues. Roothaan discusses how a globalizing philosophical discourse can include diverse perspectives, such as those from spirit ontologies, while critically investigating the exclusive claims of modern science and philosophy. This book sheds light on what obstructs open exchange in philosophy worldwide and demonstrates the need to negotiate our understanding of nature beyond cultural differences. This volume will be of interest to scholars and students of environmental philosophy, cultural anthropology, intercultural philosophy, and postcolonial theory.
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