Natural: How Faith in Nature's Goodness Leads to Harmful Fads, Unjust Laws, and Flawed Science
- ISBN-10
- 0807010871
- ISBN-13
- 9780807010877
- Category
- Philosophy
- Pages
- 264
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020
- Author
- Alan Levinovitz
Description
"The widespread confusion of Nature with God and "natural" with holy has far-reaching negative consequences, from misinformation about everyday food and health choices to mistaken justifications of sexism, racism, and flawed economic policies"--
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