Rejecting Racism, Restoring Intuition: John Muir, Sacred Value, and Romanticism
John Muir continues to influence Americans to see the natural world as replete with sacred value. Yet Muir’s work is not without its shadow side: Muir’s racism against Indigenous peoples permeates his writing. I locate both the valuable and vile views inherent to Muir’s moral vision in his uncritica...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Equinox Publ.
2022
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Journal for the study of religion, nature and culture
Year: 2022, Volume: 16, Issue: 4, Pages: 447–470 |
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Indigenous Peoples
B Romanticism B G.W.F. Hegel B John Muir B Intuition B Racism B sacred value |
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| Summary: | John Muir continues to influence Americans to see the natural world as replete with sacred value. Yet Muir’s work is not without its shadow side: Muir’s racism against Indigenous peoples permeates his writing. I locate both the valuable and vile views inherent to Muir’s moral vision in his uncritical reliance on Romantic epistemology, and particularly the recourse Muir continually made to the power of his intuition. Applying insights from G.W.F. Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit, I offer an account of the various roles Muir’s intuitions played in his thinking so as to better contextualize the best and worst features of his moral thought. |
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| ISSN: | 1749-4915 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of religion, nature and culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/jsrnc.22953 |