The Idea Of Wilderness Summary

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Max Oelschlaeger is an American ecological philosopher and works with the Center for Environmental Philosophy at the University of North Texas. Besides The Idea of Wilderness, Caring for Creation and The Environmental Imperative are two of his other books. The Idea of Wilderness won the Texas Institute of Letters’ 1991 Carr P. Collins Award and the 1998 San Antonio Conservation Society award. Oelschlager argues that the change of the idea of nature to the idea of wilderness has changed through the writings of environmentalist, scientist and that religion has played a huge impact on how we view and understand our relationship to nature. He hopes that humans realize their relationship with nature and learns to appreciate what nature has to offer. Oelschlaeger uses more archaeology evidence and reports and other works written by environmentalist and theologists. …show more content…

Worster laid down the foundation to what is nature and the impact humans have on the environment. Oelschlaeger explains how the human mindset has changed from being a part and equal to nature to the Judeo-Christianity belief that nature is a gift to humans and humans have complete control and authority over nature and “the earth at human disposal” (103). Wilderness appears to be a term that was created through Judeo-Christianity and the belief that nature is below man. Before then, man lived with one and nature and nature was seen as civilized. Wilderness is the uncivilized part of the earth which needs to be tamed and managed by

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