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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Main Author: Powell, Russell C. ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox Publ. 2022
In: Journal for the study of religion, nature and culture
Year: 2022, Volume: 16, Issue: 4, Pages: 447–470
Further subjects:B 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.
ISSN:1749-4915
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal for the study of religion, nature and culture
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/jsrnc.22953