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Rothenberg, David Benjamin was born on July 8, 1962 in New York City. Son of Abraham Joseph and Barbara Ann (Henkin) Rothenberg.
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Wild Ideas
(At the very heart of American respect for nature, histori...)
At the very heart of American respect for nature, historically and philosophically, is the notion of the wild. This notion comes under scrutiny in "Wild Ideas", a collection of essays that bring a fresh and refreshing perspective to the wilderness paradoxically at the centre of our civilization. Blending well-known and new voices, the volume surveys classical and romantic concepts of wilderness, from the scary to the sublime, and shows why neither serves us anymore. Instead, the authors argue for a "wild culture", in which nature is not opposed to humanity, a mere matter of resources and consumers. A cogent reassessment of the ideas that drive the conservation movement, "Wild Ideas" points out a new direction for future environmentalism. Among the topics discussed are the confluence of wilderness, empire, and race; the way the ecology movement uses language; gendered views of the wilderness; maps and topology, and how they affect our view of the wild; healing by the wilderness experience; and the idea of an urban wilderness.
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David Benjamin Rothenberg
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David Benjamin Rothenberg, Philosopher, musician, writer. Fellow Institute for Human Ecology; member American Philosophical Association, International Society for Environmental Ethics, American Society for Forest History (referee), Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy, International Association for Philosophy and Literature, Orion Society (consultant editor).
Education
Bachelor magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1984; Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy, Boston University, 1991.
Career
Teaching assistant Harvard University, 1983. Research assistant with Professor Arne Naess University Oslo, Norway, 1985-1986. Teaching fellow Boston University, 1987-1990.
Assistant professor New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, since 1990. Teaching fellow in music Harvard University, 1988-1991. Artist in residence Banff Centre for Arts, Canada, 1991.
Chairman delegate of philosophers Fifth World Wilderness Congress, Tromso, Norway, 1993. Delegate to United Nations Conference on Ethical Implications of Agenda 21, World Affairs Conference, Boulder, Colorado. Manuscript reader and consultant Cambridge University Press, Routledge, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press, University California Press, University Chicago Press.
Adjunct faculty graduate program Union Institute. Founder The Artemis Ensemble. Consultant Bulletin Board System and Cable News Network, 1993, Norwegian Broadcasting Company, 1992, United Nations Environmental Program, doctoral program in environmental studies Antioch/N.E. Graduate School.
Consultant philosopher World's Fair, Exposition 2000, Hannover, Germany. Developer environmental ethics telecourse for nationwide broadcasting, 1994. Adjunct professor Antioch/New England Graduate School, 1990-1991, Babson College, 1992.
Guest lecturer Center for Tch. and Human Values, University Oslo, 1992, Schumacher College, Devon, England, 1992, Cambridge (England) University, 1992, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, 1993, Washington Colonel, Maryland, 1993, University Southern Maine, 1993, Clinch Valley Colls of University Virginia, 1993. Norwegian language consultant American Repertory Theatre.
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Wild Ideas
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Wild Ideas
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Fellow Institute for Human Ecology. Member American Philosophical Association, International Society for Environmental Ethics, American Society for Forest History (referee), Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy, International Association for Philosophy and Literature, Orion Society (consultant editor).
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Married Stephanie E. Bothwell, October 6, 1990 (divorced February 1994).
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American
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1991
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Recipient Westinghouse Science Talent Search, 1980, Robert Fitzgeraldn Translate prize, 1988, Hoopes prize, 1984, Boston University, 1988, Harvard College scholarship, 1981-1984, Leonard Bernstein scholarship, 1982-1984, Fairfield County Harvard Club scholarship, 1980-1982. Grantee Templeton Foundation, 1995, Foundation for Deep Ecology, 1994, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 1993, Ira-Hiti Foundation, 1992.Recipient Westinghouse Science Talent Search, 1980, Robert Fitzgeraldn Translate prize, 1988, Hoopes prize, 1984, Boston University, 1988, Harvard College scholarship, 1981-1984, Leonard Bernstein scholarship, 1982-1984, Fairfield County Harvard Club scholarship, 1980-1982. Grantee Templeton Foundation, 1995, Foundation for Deep Ecology, 1994, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 1993, Ira-Hiti Foundation, 1992.