Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Systems, Ecology, and Environmentalism 20
6. 2. Self- Organizing Systems and Mind in Nature 44
7. 3. Crying Indian 59
8. 4. Talking with Plants 80
9. 5. Ambient Music 109
10. 6. Dancing with Animals 138
11. 7. Neo- Orthodoxies 174
12. Conclusion: A Metahistory 188
13. Notes 203
14. Selected Bibliography 243
15. Index 253