The Myth of Human Supremacy by Derrick Jensen

The Myth of Human Supremacy by Derrick Jensen

In this impassioned polemic, radical environmental philosopher Derrick Jensen debunks the near-universal belief in a hierarchy of nature and the superiority of humans. Vast and underappreciated complexities of nonhuman life are explored in detail--from the cultures of pigs and prairie dogs, to the creative use of tools by elephants and fish, to the acumen of caterpillars and fungi. The paralysis of the scientific establishment on moral and ethical issues is confronted and a radical new framework for assessing the intelligence and sentience of nonhuman life is put forth. 

Jensen attacks mainstream environmental journalism, which too often limits discussions to how ecological changes affect humans or the economy--with little or no regard for nonhuman life. With his signature compassionate logic, he argues that when we separate ourselves from the rest of nature, we in fact orient ourselves against nature, taking an unjust and, in the long run, impossible position.

Jensen expresses profound disdain for the human industrial complex and its ecological excesses, contending that it is based on the systematic exploitation of the earth. Page by page, Jensen, who has been called the philosopher-poet of the environmental movement, demonstrates his deep appreciation of the natural world in all its intimacy, and sounds an urgent call for its liberation from human domination.

Derrick Jensen is the well regarded author of Endgame, A Language Older Than Words, Songs of the Dead, and How Should I Live My Life? Derrick Jensen is widely acclaimed author of Endgame, A Language Older Than Words, Songs of the Dead, and How Shall I Live My Life? He routinely stirs auditoriums around the country with revolutionary spirit as an author, teacher, activist, and leading voice of uncompromising opposition. In Crescent City, California, he resides.

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ISBN 13	9781609806781
ISBN 10	1609806786
Title	The Myth of Human Supremacy
Author	Derrick Jensen
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Year published	2016-05-17
Number of pages	352
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