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Michael E. Zimmerman
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Michael E. Zimmerman is an American philosopher, integral theorist, author, and academic. He is a Professor Emeritus of Philosophy for Tulane University and University of Colorado at Boulder (CU Boulder).[1]
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Born | (1946-07-07) July 7, 1946 (age 78) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Philosopher, integral theorist, author and academic |
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Education | B.A. Philosophy M.A. Philosophy Ph.D. Philosophy |
Alma mater | Louisiana State University Tulane University |
Thesis | The concept of self in Martin Heidegger's "Being and Time." (1974) |
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Institutions | Tulane University |
Zimmerman's research revolves around environmental philosophy, philosophy of technology, and integral theory with books and articles focusing on anthropogenic environmental issues and Martin Heidegger's philosophy.[2] While critiquing the command-and-control approach to nature associated with modernity, he highlighted the dangers posed by anti-modernist attitudes found in certain environmentalist perspectives.[3] His anthology Environmental Philosophy: From Animal Rights to Radical Ecology was the first to include essays on deep ecology and he helped develop an integrative model for anthropogenic environmental problems presented in Integral Ecology: Uniting Multiple Perspectives on the Natural World. He also authored Eclipse of the Self: The Development of Heidegger's Concept of Authenticity, Heidegger's Confrontation with Modernity, Technology, Politics, and Art and Contesting Earth's Future: Radical Ecology and Postmodernity.