Natural : the seductive myth of nature's goodness
By Alan Levinovitz.
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- 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