Plants As Persons
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Plants As Persons
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Author : Matthew Hall
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2011-05-06
Plants As Persons written by Matthew Hall and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-06 with Philosophy categories.
Plants are people too? No, but in this work of philosophical botany Matthew Hall challenges readers to reconsider the moral standing of plants, arguing that they are other-than-human persons. Plants constitute the bulk of our visible biomass, underpin all natural ecosystems, and make life on Earth possible. Yet plants are considered passive and insensitive beings rightly placed outside moral consideration. As the human assault on nature continues, more ethical behavior toward plants is needed. Hall surveys Western, Eastern, Pagan, and Indigenous thought as well as modern science for attitudes toward plants, noting the particular resources for plant personhood and those modes of thought which most exclude plants. The most hierarchical systems typically put plants at the bottom, but Hall finds much to support a more positive view of plants. Indeed, some indigenous animisms actually recognize plants as relational, intelligent beings who are the appropriate recipeints of care and respect. New scientific findings encourage this perspective, revealing that plants possess many of the capacities of sentience and mentality traditionally denied them.
Plants For People
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Author : Anna Lewington
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1990
Plants For People written by Anna Lewington and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Botany, Economic categories.
Traces the plant-derived materials that are found in everything from car tires to toothpaste, and looks at the uses native people make of plants.
Plants And People Of The Golden Triangle
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Author : Edward F. Anderson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Plants And People Of The Golden Triangle written by Edward F. Anderson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Botany categories.
Plants And People
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Author : Pearson Education Australia
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
Plants And People written by Pearson Education Australia and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Botany categories.
Botany For Young People
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Author : Asa Gray
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1872
Botany For Young People written by Asa Gray and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1872 with Botany categories.
The Green World
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Author : Richard M. Klein
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Release Date : 1987
The Green World written by Richard M. Klein and has been published by HarperCollins Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Science categories.
This book is on plants and their significance on society. The subject covered is on world wide plants, agriculture and social significance.
Plants People And Culture
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Author : Michael J Balick
language : en
Publisher: Garland Science
Release Date : 2020-08-19
Plants People And Culture written by Michael J Balick and has been published by Garland Science this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-19 with Science categories.
Is it possible that plants have shaped the very trajectory of human cultures? Using riveting stories of fieldwork in remote villages, two of the world’s leading ethnobotanists argue that our past and our future are deeply intertwined with plants. Creating massive sea craft from plants, indigenous shipwrights spurred the navigation of the world’s oceans. Today, indigenous agricultural innovations continue to feed, clothe, and heal the world’s population. One out of four prescription drugs, for example, were discovered from plants used by traditional healers. Objects as common as baskets for winnowing or wooden boxes to store feathers were ornamented with traditional designs demonstrating the human ability to understand our environment and to perceive the cosmos. Throughout the world, the human body has been used as the ultimate canvas for plant-based adornment as well as indelible design using tattoo inks. Plants also garnered religious significance, both as offerings to the gods and as a doorway into the other world. Indigenous claims that plants themselves are sacred is leading to a startling reformulation of conservation. The authors argue that conservation goals can best be achieved by learning from, rather than opposing, indigenous peoples and their beliefs. KEY FEATURES • An engrossing narrative that invites the reader to personally engage with the relationship between plants, people, and culture • Full-color illustrations throughout—including many original photographs captured by the authors during fieldwork • New to this edition—"Plants That Harm," a chapter that examines the dangers of poisonous plants and the promise that their study holds for novel treatments for some of our most serious diseases, including Alzheimer’s and substance addiction • Additional readings at the end of each chapter to encourage further exploration • Boxed features on selected topics that offer further insight • Provocative questions to facilitate group discussion Designed for the college classroom as well as for lay readers, this update of Plants, People, and Culture entices the reader with firsthand stories of fieldwork, spectacular illustrations, and a deep respect for both indigenous peoples and the earth’s natural heritage.
Introductory Botany
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Author : Linda R. Berg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Introductory Botany written by Linda R. Berg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Botany categories.
"The overall theme of this introductory textbook is the role of plants in the biosphere - in keeping with that theme, related environmental issues are integrated into each chapter."--NHBS Environment Bookstore.
Dialogues On Botany
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Author : Maria Edgeworth
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1819
Dialogues On Botany written by Maria Edgeworth and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1819 with Botany categories.
Natural Affairs
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Author : Peter Bernhardt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Natural Affairs written by Peter Bernhardt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Science categories.
The botanist-author of Wily Violets and Underground Orchids explores the relationships between people and plants, documenting the life cycles of some unusual plants, as well as the individuals and societies who have become fascinated with them.