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The environmental philosophy that has grown out of the ecological movement has often been accused of providing no rational arguments for the holistic concepts it embraces. This is the first book-length treatment of the metaphysical foundations of ecological ethics. The author seeks to provide a metaphysical illumination of the fundamental ecological intuitions that we are in some sense one with' Nature and that everything is is connected with everything else. The Ecological Self considers and rejects the dominant atomistic metaphysics implicit in Newtonian physics. By drawing on Einsteinian cosmology, modern systems theory and the philosophy of Spinoza, Freya Mathews is able to elaborate a new metaphysics of interconnectedness'. The normative implications of this new metaphysics for our conceptions of Nature and the self are fully realised in this provocative study. The book will be of particular interest to all those who study environmental philosophy, as well as those keen to know how such traditional disciplines as physics and metaphysics can throw light on the areas of the ecological movement.

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'Freya writes beautifully ... [She] illuminates the relation physics and metaphysics, and between knowledge and faith ... if one wanted a clear articulation of some aspects of Spinoza's notion of substance and Einstein's cosmology, here they are.' - Habitat '... a book that is closer to the cutting edge of environmental ethics.' - Radical Philosophy 'Her book should be an important international contribution to save the planet from The New World Order ...' - Modern Times 'It should be read by everyone interested in environmental ethics and will be of interest to many others.' - Australasian Journal of Philosohpy

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