Radical ecopsychology : psychology in the service of life / Andy Fisher ; foreword by David Abram.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fisher, Andy, 1963-

Series:

SUNY series in Radical Social and Political Theory

SUNY series in radical social and political theory

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental psychology.

Nature--Psychological aspects.

Nature.

Environmentalism--Psychological aspects.

Environmentalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (407 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2013.

Summary:

Personal in its style yet radical in its vision, Radical Ecopsychology, Second Edition offers an original introduction to ecopsychology—an emerging field that ties the human mind to the natural world. In order for ecopsychology to be a force for social change, Andy Fisher insists it must become a more comprehensive and critical undertaking. Drawing masterfully from humanistic psychology, hermeneutics, phenomenology, radical ecology, nature writing, and critical theory, he develops a compelling account of how the human psyche still belongs to nature. This daring and innovative book proposes a psychology that will serve all life, providing a solid base not only for ecopsychological practice, but also for a critical theory of modern society. In this second edition, Fisher includes a new preface, a new section looking back at the development of the field since the book's initial publication a decade ago, and a look at the challenges that lie ahead.

Contents:

""Radical Ecopsychology, Second Edition: Psychology in the Service of Life""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword by David Abram""; ""Preface to the Second Edition""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Part I: Groundwork""; ""Chapter 1: The Project of Ecopsychology""; ""The Terrain of Ecopsychology""; ""Getting a Handle on the Project: Four Tasks""; ""A Naturalistic and Experiential Approach""; ""Chapter 2: The Problem With Normal""; ""Discursive Problems""; ""Between the Human and the Natural""; ""In Praise of the Not-So-Normal: The Hermeneutic Dimension""

""The Symbolic or Metaphorical Nature of Reality and the Discursive Primacy of Rhetoric""""Part II: Nature and Experience""; ""Chapter 3: Beginning with Experience""; ""“Returning to Experience�""; ""Talking About Experience""; ""Experiential Destruction and Ecological Crisis""; ""Chapter 4: From Humanistic to Naturalistic Psychology""; ""The Irony of Humanistic Psychology""; ""On Nature and Human Nature""; ""Chapter 5: Naturalistic Psychology: A Sketch""; ""“If We Truly Experience Needs . . .�""; ""Naturalism""; ""Life as a Hermeneutic Sense-Making Journey""

""Nature and the Human Life Cycle""""Chapter 6: Making Sense of Suffering in a Technological World""; ""Technological Progress: The (Paved) Road to Happiness?""; ""Suffering Under Technology""; ""Contesting the Pattern: Counterpractice""; ""On Bearing Pain and Suffering""; ""Part III: Ecopsychology Today""; ""Chapter 7: A Decade Later: Still Radical After all These Years""; ""Looking Back, Looking Forward""; ""Situating Ecopsychology: What about Environmental and Conservation Psychology?""; ""Ecopsychology as a Transformation of Psychology""

""The Ecopsychology Journal and “Second Generation� Ecopsychology""""Ecotherapy: The Question of Praxis""; ""Integral Ecology: Agreements and Disagreements""; ""Challenges Ahead""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781438444772

143844477X

9781461919377

1461919371

OCLC:

828868918