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Derrick Jensen
Derrick Jensen
Born December 1960 (age 63)
USA
Known for Author/Deep Ecology activist
Influenced by John Taylor Gatto
Influenced Robin Upton

Derrick Jensen suffered a lot of abuse at the hands of his father. After a degree in mining, he still hadn't worked out what he wanted to do with his life, or why he felt so alienated from modern society. The answer came to him while bee-keeping and being closer to nature. His writings demonstrate a natural closeness to nature and a well researched knowledge of, to quote one of his book titles, The Culture of Make-Believe. His writings and lectures present a compelling case for a fundamental rethink of the technophile worldview. He believes that civilisation (life in cities) and high technology is fundamentally unsustainable, so is labelled an anarcho-primitivist.

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