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“It is not just contemporary industrial society that is dysfunctional; it is civilization itself. We humans are born to be creatures of the land and the sea and the stars; we are relations to the animals, cohorts to the plants. Our well being, and the well-being of the very planet depend on our pursuance of our given place within the natural world.”

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Chellis Glendinning
Chellis Glendinning

Chellis Glendinning is an American author born on June 18, 1947. Her works primarily focus on issues of social justice, environmental ethics, and feminism. more

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