Arne Dekke Eide Naess lived from January 27, 1912 to January 12, 2009 and was a Norwegian philosopher and mountaineer who became a major intellectual force in late twentieth century environmentalism. He coined the term deep ecology to distinguish superficial environmental responses from a deeper philosophical shift in how humanity understands its relationship to nature, arguing that Western environmental groups had failed to confront the underlying cultural assumptions driving ecological crisis. His own philosophy, which he called Ecosophy T after his mountain hut Tvergastein, held that every being, whether human, animal or vegetable, has an equal right to live and to blossom, and combined this ecological vision with Gandhian nonviolence; he took part in direct environmental action himself, including chaining himself to the Mardalsfossen waterfall in 1970 to protest a dam. Beyond environmentalism he also worked in semantic philosophy and argumentation theory, developing frameworks for precise interpretation of language and for productive public debate.
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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account Defining MomentSourced to the subject's own accountNaess was a Norwegian philosopher who coined the term deep ecology, an important intellectual and inspirational figure within the environmental movement of the late twentieth century. 1 Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account Notable PublicationSourced to the subject's own accountThe Shallow and the Deep, Long-Range Ecology Movement (1973) 1 Office HeldSourced to the subject's own accountProfessor of Philosophy, University of Oslo 1 Death YearSourced to the subject's own account Death DateSourced to the subject's own account BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own account Death PlaceSourced to the subject's own account TraditionSourced to the subject's own accountEnvironmental philosophy (deep ecology) 1 Classification
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Arne Dekke Eide Næss ( AR-nə NESS; Urban East Norwegian: [ˈɑ̂ːɳə ˈdɛ̂kːə ˈæ̂ɪdə ˈnɛsː]; 27 January 1912 – 12 January 2009) was a Norwegian philosopher who coined the term "deep ecology", an important intellectual and inspirational figure within the environmental movement of the late twentieth century, and a prolific writer on many other philosophical issues.
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birth_place = Slemdal, Oslo, Norway
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Arne Dekke Eide Næss was a Norwegian philosopher who coined the term “deep ecology”, an important intellectual and inspirational figure within the environmental movement of the late twentieth century, and a prolific writer on many other philosophical issues.
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Næss, Arne (1973). “The shallow and the deep, long-range ecology movement: a summary” (PDF). Inquiry: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy. 16 (1-4): 95-100.
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In 1939, Næss was the youngest person to be appointed full professor at the University of Oslo and the only professor of philosophy in the country at the time.
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Arne Dekke Eide Næss ( AR-nə NESS; Urban East Norwegian: [ˈɑ̂ːɳə ˈdɛ̂kːə ˈæ̂ɪdə ˈnɛsː]; 27 January 1912-12 January 2009) was a Norwegian philosopher who coined the term "deep ecology", an important intellectual and inspirational figure within the
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Arne Naess (1912-2009) was a Norwegian philosopher of the Contemporary era, associated with Analytic Philosophy and Continental Philosophy.
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Arne Naess (1912-2009) was a Norwegian philosopher of the Contemporary era, associated with Analytic Philosophy and Continental Philosophy.
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