Philosophy Final Project:
Summary:
Orion Magazine is a magazine with the motto, “Nature. Culture. Place.” This ethos is evident through much of the articles that are published, and this is again true of Derrick Jensen’s article, “Forget Shorter Showers.” In the article, Jensen takes a hard line approach against perceived “environmentalism.” His basic premise argues against making individual change and environmental living a political act because it doesn’t affect change. However, within the article he does into much deeper detail forming many important and effective arguments. The main conclusion he makes is that personal change is not enough; instead, we
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