Author: M. Gregory Oakes
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Study Guide – Orr
HMXP102
Dr. Oakes

Central Question, this section:  What is the relationship between the human self and the natural order?

David W. Orr, Love It or Lose It:  The Coming Biophilia Revolution (pp. 243-246)

1.	What is “biophobia”, as Orr uses the term?  What is “biophilia”?
2.	In what respects, and why, were early humans biophilic, according to Orr?
3.	What processes have led humans to become increasingly biophobic, as Orr understands the matter?
4.	What does Orr think it means to refer to nature in terms of “abstractions” and how has this contributed to biophobia?
5.	Why does Orr think that biophobia is “not OK”?
6.	Can we be neutral about the biophobia/biophilia issue, in Orr’s opinion?