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020			_a9781788161992
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082			_a113 _bLEV.N
084			_2Colon Classification
100			_a Levinovitz, Alan
245			_aNatural : _b the seductive myth of nature's goodness _cBy Alan Levinovitz.
250			_a1
260			_aLondon: _bProfile Books, _c2020.
300			_a 252p ; 24 cm
505			_a 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.
520			_aWhy 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
650			_aPhilosophy of nature.
942			_cBK _2ddc
999			_c617279 _d617279