Arne Dekke Næss (born 1912) is the foremost Norwegian philosopher of the 20th century and founder of deep ecology. He was the youngest person to be appointed full professor at the University of Oslo. Næss, himself an avid mountaineer, is also known as the uncle of mountaineer and businessman Arne Næss Jr. (1937–2004) and the younger brother of shipowner Erling Dekke Næss. 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... A philosopher is a person devoted to studying and producing results in philosophy. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... The phrase deep ecology was introduced by the Norwegian philosopher Arne Næss in 1973. ... The University of Oslo (Universitetet i Oslo, in Latin Universitas Osloensis) was founded in 1811 as Universitas Regia Fredericiana (the Royal Frederick University, norwegian ), modelled after the recently established Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität in Berlin. ... Mountaineering is an umbrella term that can variously be used to describe the actions of climbing, hillwalking and scrambling. ... Arne Næss Jr. ... Erling Dekke Næss, (1901 - 1993) Norwegian shipowner and businessman. ...

Ecosophy T

Ecosophy T, as distinct from deep ecology, was originally the name of his personal philosophy. Others such as Warwick Fox have interpreted deep ecology as a commitment to ecosophy T, Næss's personal beliefs. The phrase deep ecology was introduced by the Norwegian philosopher Arne Næss in 1973. ...

External links

• The Trumpeter Volume 9.2 (http://trumpeter.athabascau.ca/content/v9.2/) (1992)
• Arne Næss: A Biographical Sketch (http://trumpeter.athabascau.ca/content/v9.2/fox.html), by Warwick Fox.
• Arne Naess - Ecophilosophy and Ecology (http://www.sum.uio.no/staff/arnena/) Page from the University of Oslo.