The First Jewish Environmentalist by Yuval Jobani - 9780197617977

Name: The First Jewish Environmentalist by Yuval Jobani - 9780197617977
Brand: Oxford University Press Inc

Oxford University Press Inc

The First Jewish EnvironmentalistThe Green Philosophy of A.D. Gordon\nAuthor(s): Yuval Jobani\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Oxford University Press Inc, United States\nImprint: Oxford University Press Inc\nISBN-13: 9780197617977, 978-0197617977\nSynopsis\nHailed by philosopher Martin Buber as \""the true teacher\"", pioneer, philosopher and dreamer, Aharon David Gordon [tel] is increasingly being recognized as the first Jewish environmentalist. Long before global warming became a major threat, Gordon warned against the mounting dangers of human assault on nature and urged us to open ourselves to nature and re-attune with it. Rather than trying to conquer nature, Gordon argued, we should merge with it; rather than being a master or slave of nature, we should become nature's friend and ally. Since childhood, nature fertilized and shaped Gordon's mindscape, as it eventually did his philosophical writings. Gordon's fresh insights on critical contemporary issues--such as ecology, gender, so.