Talk on Ecofeminism at University Press Books

[Guest guest]

/Rowman & Littlefield Publishers and University Press Books/Berkeley/

 

/invite you to join/

 

 

Marti Kheel

 

/in celebration of her new book/

 

Nature Ethics: An Ecofeminist Perspective

 

THURSDAY, 20 MARCH 2008, 5:30 -- 7:00 PM

 

2430 BANCROFT WAY, BERKELEY

 

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/Nature Ethics: An Ecofeminist Perspective/ examines the influence of

gender on environmental thought, critiquing an orientation which seeks

to save " the Wolf " by killing wolves. Kheel offers a reminder that

nature ethics must include empathy and care for individual animals as

well as concern for larger wholes like " species, " " the ecosystem " or the

" land. "

 

/ " Nature Ethics/ is a ground-breaking contribution to the literature and

a must read for anyone concerned with the links between environmental

ethics, animal liberation and feminist critique of male cultural

bias. " ---*Rosemary Radford Ruether, author of /Gaia and God

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" A major figure in ecofeminism, Marti Kheel's original thinking about

nature ethics culminates in this sweeping volume. She offers vital

insights into the destructive consequences of a detached masculine

self-identity, and a path toward the development of a genuinely

inclusive nature ethic that respects all living beings. "

---*Greta Gaard*, University of Wisconsin, author of /Ecofeminism:

Women, Animals, Nature

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/ " Nature Ethics " / is a major contribution to ecofeminist philosophy,

animal liberation, and environmental ethics. Marti Kheel/ /provides an

invaluable critique of the ecological position that accepts violence

toward individual beings while professing love and respect for the

larger natural world. " ---*Carol Adams, author, /The Sexual Politics of

Meat /*/

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There is very little that Kheel does not explore; reading /Nature

Ethics/ is like taking a fine course at a university. I would buy this

book for the section on vegan practice alone. Hats off to Marti Kheel

and this wonderful book! "

---Jeffrey Masson, author of */The Pig Who Sang to the Moon./**

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**Marti Kheel *is a visiting scholar at the Graduate Theological Union

in Berkeley. She is a leading scholar and activist in ecofeminism,

environmental ethics, and animal advocacy.