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Toward a philosophy of water: Politics of the pollution and damming along the Ganges River.

This thesis sets out to develop a beginning of a philosophy of water by considering philosophical implications of ecological crises currently happening along the waters of the Ganges River. In my first chapter, I give a historical account of a philosophy of water. In my second chapter, I describe various natural and cultural representations of the Ganges, accounting for physical features of the river, Hindu myths and rituals involving the river, and ecological crises characterized by the pollution and damming of the river. In my third and final chapter, I look into the philosophical implications of these crises in terms of the works of the contemporary philosopher Bruno Latour.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc3643
Date05 1900
CreatorsMcAnally, Elizabeth Ann
ContributorsKlaver, Irene, James, George A., Callicott, J. Baird
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
FormatText
RightsPublic, Copyright, McAnally, Elizabeth Ann, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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