Dove, Michael R. creator text London Yale University press 2024 monographic eng

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xx, 259 p. Includes bibliographical reference and index For millennia, the field of natural history promoted a knowledgeable and unifying view of the world. In contrast, the modern rise of narrow scientific disciplines has promoted a dichotomy between nature and culture on the one hand and between scientific and folk knowledge on the other. Drawing on the fields of anthropology, history, and environmental science, Michael R. Dove argues that the loss of this historic holistic vision of the world is partly to blame for contemporary environmental degradation and science skepticism. 9780300270105 RTL 251125 20251125150218.0