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Rachel Carson launched the modern environmental movement with books that combined detailed observations of the natural world, scientific research, and philosophical reflection on humanity’s relationship with nature — all conveyed in poetic language. Ann E. Burg’s fictional biography-in-verse Force of Nature shows how these habits of observation, questioning, reflection, and expression began in Carson’s childhood, and invites readers to follow her lines of inquiry. Can we provide for human well-being without sacrificing the well-being of non-human life? Can we provide for the well-being of certain human populations without sacrificing the well-being of others? Can we indulge our wonder about, and need to learn about nature without changing it? What role should ordinary citizens have in shaping the directions and applications of scientific research? What difference can one life, one voice make? Rachel Carson may not have offered definitive answers to these questions, but her life and writing articulated them powerfully.

Publication Date

2025

Publisher

Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children

City

Montclair

Keywords

Rachel Carson, conservation, environmental education, nature, philosophy for children

Disciplines

Education | Environmental Education | Philosophy

Force of Nature (2024) by Ann E. Burg

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