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Bullfrog Films
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Oley, PA 19547
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John Livingston
The Natural History of a Point of View
Naturalist John Livingston questions whether humans are the "chosen species".
46 minutes
(2 parts for classrooms: 19/27)
Color
Grade Level: 7-12, College, Adult
US Release Date: 1997
Copyright Date: 1997
ISBN (VHS): 1-56029-717-4
Directed by Nancy Archibald
Produced by CBC's "The Nature of Things"
Hosted by David Suzuki
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"Well done... inspiring, and...powerful."
The Science Teacher
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For over 40 years John Livingston has worked on behalf of the natural world. In this beautifully photographed program he examines the ideology that humanity has adopted to rationalize its selfish use of nature. He explores the roots of the ecological movement and exposes some disturbing trends in modern environmentalism. Livingston argues, for example, that today's sustainable development is yesterday's resource management conservation - with commercial expansionism thrown in. He pleads instead for recognition of the intrinsic worth of nature, and worries that developing children may start to identify not with life, but with technological tools--Nintendo, ergo sum.
Awards:
Merit Award, International Wildlife Film Festival
DESIRABLE, California Instructional Technology Clearinghouse
Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital
West Virginia International Documentary Film Festival
Silver Images Film Festival
Reviews:
"The program is visually and aurally beautiful, with striking images and sounds of a variety of life forms and habitats. Livingston's observations are critical toward what he terms a 'human-centered orthodoxy,' and the idea that we have conceptually separated ourselves from nature, as the 'chosen species.'...Given the high quality of the production values and the solid presentation of the subject matter, John Livingston is recommended for public, school, and undergraduate academic library collections."
Rue Herbert, Head, Library Media Center, University of South Florida, Tampa
MC Journal
"Well done... inspiring, and...powerful." The Science Teacher
Related Subjects:
Ecology
Philosophy
Ethics
History
Anthropology
Aging
Biography
Canadian Studies
Environment
Environmental Ethics
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