Doc Forest and the Blue Mountain Ecostery: A Narrative of Creating Ecological Harmony in Daily Life

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TitleDoc Forest and the Blue Mountain Ecostery: A Narrative of Creating Ecological Harmony in Daily Life
Year for Search1993
AuthorsDrengson, Alan R[odney](b. 1934)
Date Published1993
PublisherEcostery House
Place PublishedVictoria, BC, Canada
KeywordsCanadian author, Male author
Annotation

Ecological eutopia based on an intentional community called an Ecostery or “a place where ecological wisdom and harmony (ecosophy) is learned, practiced and taught” (xii) that reflects deep ecology, which is based on the ideas of Arne Naess (1912-2009). Ecosophy, coined by Naess, comes from the Greek “oikos” or household place and “sophia” or wisdom and “refers to the wisdom to dwell harmoniously” (23). There are appendices that include the “Ecostery Foundation of North America (TEFNA): Statement of Philosophy” (175-86), an “Ecostery Brief Constitutional Model” (187-87), and an “Ecostery Long Constitution & Bylaws Model” (188-99) plus a “Select Ecostery Booklist” (201-05). 
Holding Institutions

Can, PSt
Author Note

The Canadian author (b. 1934)  is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Victoria. He was editor or co-editor of The Selected Works of Arne Naess. 10 vols. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer, 2005.
Full Text

1993 Drengson, Alan R[odney] (b. 1934). Doc Forest and the Blue Mountain Ecostery: A Narrative of Creating Ecological Harmony in Daily Life. Victoria, BC, Canada: Ecostery House. Can

Ecological eutopia based on an intentional community called an Ecostery or “a place where ecological wisdom and harmony (ecosophy) is learned, practiced and taught” (xii) that reflects deep ecology, which is based on the ideas of Arne Naess (1912-2009). Ecosophy, coined by Naess, comes from the Greek “oikos” or household place and “sophia” or wisdom and “refers to the wisdom to dwell harmoniously” (23). There are appendices that include the “Ecostery Foundation of North America (TEFNA): Statement of Philosophy” (175-86), an “Ecostery Brief Constitutional Model” (187-87), and an “Ecostery Long Constitution & Bylaws Model” (188-99) plus a “Select Ecostery Booklist” (201-05). The Canadian author is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Victoria. He was editor or co-editor of The Selected Works of Arne Naess. 10 vols. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer, 2005.