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Pristine

From: Finding Our Niche

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In the second chapter of Finding Our Niche, Pristine, Loring describes how he first landed in Alaska and how his experiences there reshaped his ideas of how humans engage with the natural world, unpacking the problems with using words to describe nature, such as "pristine" and "untouched". He then considers the colonial narrative of supremacy of Indigenous peoples. Next, he demonstrates the problems of eco-modern philosophy. Rather than harping on what philosophies don’t serve us, he turns his attention to ideas that support a healthier relationship to nature, such as focusing on a place’s abundance and diversity, rather than a lack of human impact. Loring also looks at the concept of wildness, and the need to see ourselves as wild animals, as well as the idea of luck.

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Philip A. Loring

Philip A. Loring is an anthropologist who holds the Arrell Chair in Food, Policy, and Society at the University of Guelph. He is also an associate professor in the Department of Geography, Environment, and Geomatics.