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A Kind of Pantheism: Escape from Cosmic Pessimism and the Quest for a Biocentric Ethic
A Kind of Pantheism: Escape from Cosmic Pessimism and the Quest for a Biocentric Ethic explores how...
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A Kind of Pantheism: Escape from Cosmic Pessimism and the Quest for a Biocentric Ethic explores how such nineteenth-century transcendentalists as Henry David Thoreau and John Muir advanced a biocentric ethic that recognized the intrinsic worth of both plants and animals. This ethic required a pantheistic cosmology to be coherent, however. As science progressed, with developments in evolutionary biology and ecology, the paths of environmental ethics and animal rights diverged. But at the turn of the twentieth century, the nature writer Joseph Wood Krutch, inspired by quantum theory, provided a crucial link that reconnected these fields--a contribution often overlooked even by his own biographers.
This book traces the historical development of humanity's attitudes toward the non-human world, highlighting the influence of philosophical, religious, and scientific ideas. In addition to Krutch, it brings attention to such lesser-known figures as Henry Stephens Salt and John Howard Moore, emphasizing their roles in shaping biocentric thought. Ultimately, the book argues that animal rights and environmental ethics are two expressions of the same biocentric outlook. By focusing on Krutch's unique contribution, the book offers a way for secular thinkers to reclaim a pantheistic ethic. In the process, A Kind of Pantheism solves the problem of "cosmic pessimism"--which postulates the cold and meaningless universe implied by modern science, a concept that often undercuts the very ethic it suggests. Through the process of free inquiry, new answers emerge.
Author: Gregory Novak
Publisher: Academica Press
Published: 01/06/2025
Pages: 342
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.38lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d
ISBN: 9781680535594
About the Author
Gregory Novak received his Ph.D. (2004) from Northern Illinois University, where he studied intellectual history. He has taught religion, history, and philosophy at Olney Friends School in Ohio and Canterbury School in Indiana. He is the author of three novels under his pseudonym, Jay Jordan Hawke. These include: Pukawiss the Outcast (a Lambda Literary Award finalist in 2014), A Scout is Brave (Rainbow Award winner in 2015) and Onwaachige the Dreamer. This is his first work of nonfiction.
This book traces the historical development of humanity's attitudes toward the non-human world, highlighting the influence of philosophical, religious, and scientific ideas. In addition to Krutch, it brings attention to such lesser-known figures as Henry Stephens Salt and John Howard Moore, emphasizing their roles in shaping biocentric thought. Ultimately, the book argues that animal rights and environmental ethics are two expressions of the same biocentric outlook. By focusing on Krutch's unique contribution, the book offers a way for secular thinkers to reclaim a pantheistic ethic. In the process, A Kind of Pantheism solves the problem of "cosmic pessimism"--which postulates the cold and meaningless universe implied by modern science, a concept that often undercuts the very ethic it suggests. Through the process of free inquiry, new answers emerge.
Author: Gregory Novak
Publisher: Academica Press
Published: 01/06/2025
Pages: 342
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.38lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d
ISBN: 9781680535594
About the Author
Gregory Novak received his Ph.D. (2004) from Northern Illinois University, where he studied intellectual history. He has taught religion, history, and philosophy at Olney Friends School in Ohio and Canterbury School in Indiana. He is the author of three novels under his pseudonym, Jay Jordan Hawke. These include: Pukawiss the Outcast (a Lambda Literary Award finalist in 2014), A Scout is Brave (Rainbow Award winner in 2015) and Onwaachige the Dreamer. This is his first work of nonfiction.
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