The Moral Authority of Nature by Lorraine Daston

The Moral Authority of Nature

Lorraine Daston

526 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction history nature challenging informative reflective medium-paced

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For thousands of years, people have used nature to justify their political, moral, and social judgments. Such appeals to the moral authority of nature are still very much with us today, as heated debates over genetically modified organisms and hum...

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