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Arne Dekke Næss (born 1912) is the foremost Norwegian philosopher of the 20th century and founder of deep ecology. He was the youngest person to be appointed full professor at the University of Oslo. Næss, himself an avid mountaineer, is also known as the uncle of mountaineer and businessman Arne Næss Jr. (1937–2004) and the younger brother of shipowner Erling Dekke Næss.
Ecosophy T
Ecosophy T, as distinct from deep ecology, was originally the name of his personal philosophy. Others such as Warwick Fox have interpreted deep ecology as a commitment to ecosophy T, Næss's personal beliefs.
External links
- The Trumpeter Volume 9.2 (http://trumpeter.athabascau.ca/content/v9.2/) (1992)
- Arne Næss: A Biographical Sketch (http://trumpeter.athabascau.ca/content/v9.2/fox.html), by Warwick Fox.
- Arne Naess - Ecophilosophy and Ecology (http://www.sum.uio.no/staff/arnena/) Page from the University of Oslo.