Recognizing the Autonomy of Nature: Theory and Practice

Thomas Heyd

December, 2005
Cloth, 232 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-13606-8
$48.50 / £28.50

Preface and Acknowledgments

1. Introduction: Recognizing the Autonomy of Nature: Theory and Practice, by Thomas Heyd

Part I. Nature and Autonomy of Nature: Are They Real?

2. Toward a Progressive Naturalism, by Val Plumwood

3. Is Nature Autonomous? , by Keekok Lee

Part II. Autonomous Nature and Human Interests: Are They Compatible?

4. The Liberation of Humanity and Nature, by Eric Katz

5. Respecting Nature’s Autonomy in Relationship with Humanity, by Ned Hettinger

6. Autonomy and Agriculture, by William Throop and Beth Vickers

Part III. Management, Restoration, and the Autonomy of Nature: A Paradox?

7. Homo Administrator: Managing a Needy Nature?, by Dean Bavington

8. Purple Loosestrife and the “Bounding” of Nature in North American Wetlands, by John Sandlos

9. Restoration, Autonomy, and Domination, by Andrew Light

10. Ecological Restoration and the Renewal of Wildness and Freedom, by Mark Woods

11. Conclusion: Autonomy, Restoration, and the Law of Nature, by William R. Jordan III

List of Contributors

Index

Related Subjects

• Environmental Philosophy
• Environmental Sciences

About the Author

Thomas Heyd teaches philosophy at the University of Victoria in British Columbia. He is the coeditor (with John Clegg) of Aesthetics and Rock Art.

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