Natural : the seductive myth of nature's goodness
Levinovitz, Alan
Natural : the seductive myth of nature's goodness By Alan Levinovitz. - 1 - London: Profile Books, 2020. - 252p ; 24 cm
Part I. Myth. In the beginning --
The true vine --
States of nature --
Part II. Ritual. Hey Bear! --
Let food be thy medicine --
Deepak Chopra's condo --
Part III. Law. The invisible hand --
The rhythm --
God-given talent --
Afterword: Salvation.
Why arguments based on what is 'natural', in food, medicine, and society at large, are appeals to a false idol - our oldest, most persistent superstition. In this sparking and mind-expanding essay, a scholar of religion shows where that ancient delusion came from and how we can at last break free of it
9781788161992
Philosophy of nature.
113 / LEV.N
Natural : the seductive myth of nature's goodness By Alan Levinovitz. - 1 - London: Profile Books, 2020. - 252p ; 24 cm
Part I. Myth. In the beginning --
The true vine --
States of nature --
Part II. Ritual. Hey Bear! --
Let food be thy medicine --
Deepak Chopra's condo --
Part III. Law. The invisible hand --
The rhythm --
God-given talent --
Afterword: Salvation.
Why arguments based on what is 'natural', in food, medicine, and society at large, are appeals to a false idol - our oldest, most persistent superstition. In this sparking and mind-expanding essay, a scholar of religion shows where that ancient delusion came from and how we can at last break free of it
9781788161992
Philosophy of nature.
113 / LEV.N