Arne Næss

Overview

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Birthday
Jan 27, 1912 (113 years old)
Death date
Jan 12, 2009

Arne Næss

Known For

Loop
1h 17m
Movie 2005

Loop

LOOP er en helaftens dokumentarfilm som utforsker moderne menneskers forhold til tid, sett gjennom øynene på noen av tidens mer ytterliggående forbrukere. Menneskene vi møter har på hver sin måte tatt drastiske valg knyttet til deres livssituasjon. Dokumentaren handler om de valg som alle vi mennesker må, eller kan, ta i forhold til den tiden vi har til rådighet og hvordan vi bruker den.

The Call of the Mountain
0h 51m
Movie 1997

The Call of the Mountain

On 1500 metres above sea level, on the slope of the mountain Hallingskarvet, stands "Tvergastein', the cabin of Norwegian philosopher Arne Naess. In his life he has spent nearly 12 years in this hut, where he wrote several books and essays on philosophy and ecology. In this film, Naess tells about the concept of 'deep ecology', which was first introduced by him in 1973. One of the basic tenets of deep ecology is that nature has a value in itself, apart from its possible use value to humans. Next to being a famous mountaineer, Naess has been a longtime activist in the environmental movement. He gives an inspiring account of his participation in blockades to prevent the Alta river in northern Norway (the area of the Sami, an indigenous people) from being dammed.

Biography

Arne Dekke Eide Næss was a Norwegian philosopher who coined the term "deep ecology", an important intellectual and inspirational figure within the environmental movement of the late twentieth century, and a prolific writer on many other philosophical issues.

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