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245 10 a| Essays to my daughter on our relationship with the natural worldh| [electronic resource] /c| Steven Simpson.;

260 a| West Lafayette, Indiana :b| Purdue University Press,c| [2023];

300 a| xi, 195 pages ;c| 22 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references.;

505 2 a| Introduction: Personal Philosophy and Individual Experiences -- Part I: The Pond and the Shack -- Part II: Sketches Here and There -- Part III: Continuums.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "What do fishing with an otter, sitting atop a mountain at dawn with eighty Taiwanese backpackers, and driving home from Aldo Leopold's Shack have to say about the evolution of a personal environmental philosophy? Essays to My Daughter on Our Relationship With the Natural World provides a series of reflections by an environmental educator about lessons learned from time spent in nature. Originally conceived as personal letters to the author's daughter, this collection presents ethical questions outdoor enthusiasts regularly face as they work and play in the natural world. The essays in this book explore environmentalism in a modern-day context, with topics including sustainability education, the current relevance of environmental writers from the past, and the uncertainty of what is meant by words like "naturalist," "solitude," and "wilderness." There is no attempt to direct readers to any particular environmental philosophy. Instead, Simpson encourages readers to articulate their own perspective based on personal experiences in nature. Though Essays to My Daughter is written by a father to his daughter, the insights within the volume-and the questions they provoke-are valuable to all members of the next generation as they grapple with their own relationship to the natural world"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Essays to my daughter on our relationship with the natural world / Steven Simpson.

Author/creator	Simpson, Steven, 1954-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, [2023]
Description	xi, 195 pages ; 22 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Simpson, Steven, 1954- Environmentalism. Nature--Effect of human beings on. Fathers and daughters--Anecdotes.

Partial contents	Introduction: Personal Philosophy and Individual Experiences -- Part I: The Pond and the Shack -- Part II: Sketches Here and There -- Part III: Continuums.
Abstract	"What do fishing with an otter, sitting atop a mountain at dawn with eighty Taiwanese backpackers, and driving home from Aldo Leopold's Shack have to say about the evolution of a personal environmental philosophy? Essays to My Daughter on Our Relationship With the Natural World provides a series of reflections by an environmental educator about lessons learned from time spent in nature. Originally conceived as personal letters to the author's daughter, this collection presents ethical questions outdoor enthusiasts regularly face as they work and play in the natural world. The essays in this book explore environmentalism in a modern-day context, with topics including sustainability education, the current relevance of environmental writers from the past, and the uncertainty of what is meant by words like "naturalist," "solitude," and "wilderness." There is no attempt to direct readers to any particular environmental philosophy. Instead, Simpson encourages readers to articulate their own perspective based on personal experiences in nature. Though Essays to My Daughter is written by a father to his daughter, the insights within the volume-and the questions they provoke-are valuable to all members of the next generation as they grapple with their own relationship to the natural world"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2022019133
ISBN	9781612497839 (Paperback)
ISBN	(epub)
ISBN	(pdf)

Essays to my daughter on our relationship with the natural world / Steven Simpson.

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