Arne Næss

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Arne Næss was a Norwegian philosopher best known as the founder of deep ecology and a prominent figure in environmental philosophy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf environmentalist
human
philosopher
university teacher
awardReceived Gandhi Peace Prize
Right Livelihood Award
causeOfDeath natural causes
citizenship Kingdom of Norway
countryOfCitizenship Norway
dateOfBirth 1912-01-27
dateOfDeath 2009-01-12
developedConcept ecosophy T
educatedAt University of Oslo
University of Vienna
employer University of Oslo
familyName Næss
fieldOfWork ecology
environmental philosophy
ethics
philosophy
philosophy of language
philosophy of science
givenName Arne
hasPhilosophicalSchool deep ecology
influenced ecophilosophy
environmental ethics
environmental movement
green politics
social ecology
influencedBy Gandhi
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Spinoza
languageOfWorkOrName Norwegian
movement deep ecology
ecosophy
environmentalism
name Arne Næss
nationality Norwegian
notableFor contributions to environmental philosophy
founding deep ecology
notableWork Ecology, Community and Lifestyle
Interpretation and Preciseness
Life’s Philosophy
Skepticism
occupation philosopher
university professor
placeOfBirth Norway
Oslo
placeOfDeath Norway
Oslo
positionHeld professor of philosophy at the University of Oslo
religion agnosticism
sexOrGender male

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Diana Ross ("Ross Arne Næss")
child
Arne Næss ("Næss")
familyName
Tirich Mir
firstAscentBy
University of Oslo
hasNotableStaff
Arne Næss
name
Diana Ross ("Arne Næss Jr.")
spouse

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