SACRED COWS: THE MYTHS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL MILITANTS’ SPEECHES
subject: Ecología urbana, Educação ambiental, ambientalistas, ecología humana, mitos
description: In this paper, we analyze five myths usually current in the speeches of environmentalists: the blank slate myth, the myth of cities as the antithesis of nature, the myth of environmental education as a panacea to environmental problems, and the myth of fragility of nature. We have tried to demonstrate that, despite support consensual and politically correct ideas, these myths engender a simplistic view of nature, which does not contribute to solve our ecological dilemmas.
creator: Fabio Angeoletto, Natália da Silva Martins
source: Travessias
publisher: Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná
date: 2010
relation: http://e-revista.unioeste.br/index.php/travessias/article/view/3604
coverage: Language and Literature, Arts in general