Prof.Seyyed Hossein Nasr is one of those few thinkers who hits all the right notes on the ecological crisis and it's underlying spiritual crisis
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"Peace in human society and the preservation of human values are impossible without peace with the natural and spiritual orders and respect for the immutable supra-human realities which are the source of all that is called 'human values'"
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"The thesis presented in this book is simply this: that although science is legitimate in itself, the role and function of science and its application have become illegitimate and even dangerous because of the lack of a higher form of knowledge .."
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"into which science could be integrated and the destruction of the sacred and spiritual value of nature. To remedy this situation the metaphysical knowledge pertaining to nature must be revived and the sacred quality of nature given back to it once again"
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"In order to accomplish this end the history and philosophy of science must be reinvestigated in relation to Christian theology and the traditional philosophy of nature which existed during most of European history.."
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"Christian doctrine itself should be enlarged to include a doctrine concerning the spiritual significance of nature and this with the aid of Oriental metaphysical and religious traditions where such doctrines are still alive"
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