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100 _aLevinovitz, Alan.
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245 1 0 _aNatural :
_bthe seductive myth of nature's goodness
260 _aLondon :
_bProfile Books,
_c2020
300 _a252 p.
505 0 _aPart I. Myth. In the beginning -- The true vine -- States of nature -- Part II. Ritual. Hey Bear! -- Let food be thy medicine -- Deepak Chopra's condo -- Part III. Law. The invisible hand -- The rhythm -- God-given talent -- Afterword: Salvation.
520 8 _aWhy arguments based on what is 'natural', in food, medicine, and society at large, are appeals to a false idol our oldest, most persistent superstition. In this sparking and mind-expanding essay, a scholar of religion shows where that ancient delusion came from and how we can at last break free of it.
650 0 _aPhilosophy of nature.
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650 0 _aNaturalism.
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650 0 _aNature
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_xReligious aspects.
650 0 _aNatural theology.
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