Earth in mind : on education, environment, and the human prospect / David W. Orr.
Earth in mind : on education, environment, and the human prospect / David W. Orr.
Earth in mind : on education, environment, and the human prospect / David W. Orr.
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Washington, DC : Island Press, c1994.
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N363.70071/2
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English
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Physical content
ix, 213 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Pt. 1. The Problem of Education. 1. What Is Education For? 2. The Dangers of Education. 3. The Problem of Education. 4. The Business of Education -- Pt. 2. First Principles. 5. Love. 6. Some Thoughts on Intelligence. 7. Reflections on Water and Oil. 8. Virtue. 9. Forests and Trees. 10. Politics. 11....
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Publisher
Washington, DC : Island Press, c1994.
Place of Publication
District of Columbia
Date Published
c1994.
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In Earth in Mind, Orr focuses not on problems in education, but on the problem of education. Much of what has gone wrong with the world, he argues, is the result of inadequate and misdirected education that alienates us from life in the name of human domination; causes students to worry about how to make a living before they know who they are; over...
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Earth in mind : on education, environment, and the human prospect / David W. Orr.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c1994.
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N363.70071/2
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74VK773EW3bl
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ISBN
155963295X (pbk. : acid-free paper)
9781559632942 (cloth : acid-free paper)
1559632941 (cloth : acid-free paper)
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363.70071
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991022788489702626
