{"product_id":"nature-in-asian-traditions-of-thought-essays-in-environmental-philosophy","title":"Nature in Asian Traditions of Thought: Essays in Environmental Philosophy","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"71\" data-end=\"324\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"71\" data-end=\"85\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sri Satguru Publications\u003cbr data-start=\"110\" data-end=\"113\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"113\" data-end=\"124\"\u003eEditor:\u003c\/strong\u003e J. Baird Callicott \u0026amp; Roger T. 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It challenges the Western view of nature and encourages readers to consider \u003cstrong data-start=\"1653\" data-end=\"1675\"\u003eEastern approaches\u003c\/strong\u003e to environmental ethics, emphasizing a deep interconnection between humans and nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1764\" data-end=\"1767\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1769\" data-end=\"1789\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1791\" data-end=\"2052\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1791\" data-end=\"1813\"\u003eJ. Baird Callicott\u003c\/strong\u003e is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1819\" data-end=\"1846\"\u003eProfessor of Philosophy\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1851\" data-end=\"1872\"\u003eNatural Resources\u003c\/strong\u003e at the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1880\" data-end=\"1907\"\u003eUniversity of Wisconsin\u003c\/strong\u003e, Stevens Point. A renowned \u003cstrong data-start=\"1935\" data-end=\"1964\"\u003eenvironmental philosopher\u003c\/strong\u003e, Callicott has made significant contributions to the field of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2027\" data-end=\"2051\"\u003eenvironmental ethics\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2054\" data-end=\"2243\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2054\" data-end=\"2071\"\u003eRoger T. 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