Arne Naess
At a glance:
- Series: World Philosophers and Their Works
- Categories: Philosophy, Literature, Publishing, Social Science
- Subcategories: Authors, Writers, Philosophers, Ecology, Environment, Conservation
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Scandinavian History
Article abstract: Naess is Norway’s most prominent philosopher. Before his retirement from the University of Oslo in 1969, his writings and personal influence shaped philosophy and social science in Norway. After 1969, Naess achieved international recognition as the founder of a style of environmentalism known as deep ecology.
Early Life
Arne Naess was the youngest of four children in a wealthy Norwegian family. His father died less than a year after he was born. His mother, already in her forties at the time of his birth, had become pregnant...
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