Traditional Euro-American Attitudes Toward the Natural World
In today's modern world America is seen as an example of progress and perfection to many other nations. Most of the success can be attributed to our European founders, who developed this great land. However, the same people responsible for making this land so great exploited it for all it was worth. Thomas Berry believes, "The moment when the Europeans arrived on this continent, could be considered as one of the most fateful in history, not only for this continent but for the entire planet" (p.465). …
