Week 1 Flashcards
Mckibben
Nature doesn’t exist bc humans destroyed everthing
Mckibben
Nature destroyed by “motorboats and chainsaw”
Mckibben
World without nature is lonely, ungodly
Cronon
There is no nature bc we made it up
Cronon
Nature is a dangerous distraction bc it distracts us from local environmental problems
Cronon
“sublime” = nature is romantic, enlightening
Cronon
F.J.Turner’s closing of frontier shows that we need to protect what we have.
Cronon
Same time as Upton Sinclair’s Jungle Book. Urbanization so protect nature
Orr
Critique of formal education bc doesn’t teach environmental education
Orr
Emphasizes on ecological literacy. Combines both Cronon and Mckibben. Eco Literacy needs both Experience (Cronon) and Sense of wonder (Mckibben)