Arne Naess, 96, a Norwegian philosopher who coined the term "deep ecology" to indicate that humans are no more important than other species, ecosystems or natural processes, died Jan. 12 in Oslo. No ...

What is the place of humans in a world full of other living things? What, if any, moral obligations do we owe other animals or the natural world in general? Do animals have rights? These are a few of ...

The idea of wilderness : from paleolithic to neolithic culture -- Ancient Mediterranean ideas of humankind and nature : the passage from myth to history -- The alchemy of modernism : the transmutation ...