Ecology of Eden- Conflict Between Man and Earth- Katie Lamp

In the first few chapters of Ecology of Eden, Eisenberg discusses why we need a balance between human culture and nature. After reading the entire book, I still found this to be one of his most important arguments. His idea of the Planet Managers and the Planet Fetishers was an interesting one, I thought, with the Planet Managers arguing for a man-made paradise with nature's best interests in mind and the Planet Fetishers arguing for a "return to Eden" and man returning to his wild roots. I think Eisenberg believes we have grown and developed in such a way that we are completely isolated from true nature now, and he presents two arguments as to how to return to our natural state. Because I think that returning to our natural state would be impossible at this point, I think Eisenberg's argument that we must strike a balance was a strong one.