Wilderness and the American Mind
Thursday, February 04 2010
by Frank Stasio and Susan Davis
After witnessing an oil spill in California , environmental philosopher Roderick Nash started a movement. His efforts are the foundation for the discipline of environmental studies, and his book, “Wilderness and the American Mind,” is one of the field’s most important texts. Roderick Nash, Professor Emeritus of History and the Environmental Studies Program at the University of California, Santa Barbara, joins host Frank Stasio to discuss the meaning of wilderness and the rights of nature.
This is an edited version of a conversation that originally broadcast on November 3, 2009. Listen to the full interview here:
