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This book argues that an attentive encounter with nature is of key importance for the development of an environmentally appropriate culture. The fundamental idea is that the environmental degradation that we are increasingly experiencing is best conceived as the consequence of a cultural mismatch: our cultures seem not to be appropriate to the natural environment in which we move and on which we depend in thoroughgoing ways. In addressing this problem, Thomas Heyd weaves together a rich tapestry of perspectives on human interactions with the natural world, ranging from traditional modes of man

Human ecology. --- Environmental ethics. --- Environmental quality --- Human ecology --- Ethics --- Ecology --- Environment, Human --- Human beings --- Human environment --- Ecological engineering --- Human geography --- Nature --- Moral and ethical aspects --- Social aspects --- Effect of environment on --- Effect of human beings on --- Ecologie humaine --- Ethique de l'environnement --- Philosophy --- Philosophie