The Philosophy Of Wildness with Paul Shepard, Ph.D.

MP3 Download In contrast to the modern, external, technological world, lurking somewhere deep within the human psyche there are intimations of a hidden, more primitive place. Wildness is part of our heritage. Though often suppressed by the pattern of daily life, its lure is constant, according to Shepard, who has spent a lifetime exploring the wonders of the wild. He reveals the dangers of domesticating animals and challenges us to recognize our kinship with other life on the earth, while telling some great stories about bears. (hosted by Michael Toms) Bio The late Paul Shepard, Ph.D. (1925-1996) was a premier environmental philosopher and Professor of Natural Philosophy at Pitzer College and the Claremont Graduate University. He explored the connections between domestication, language, and cognition. He created a developmental model for understanding the role of sustained contact with nature in healthy human psychological development, positing that humans, having spent 99% of their so