PLANTS AS PERSONS -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- A PHILOSOPHICAL BOTANY -- 1. THE ROOTS OF DISREGARD -- 2. DOGMA AND DOMINATION -- 3. PASSIVE PLANTS IN CHRISTIAN TRADITIONS -- 4. DEALING WITH SENTIENCE AND VIOLENCE IN HINDU, JAIN,AND BUDDHIST TEXTS -- 5. INDIGENOUS ANIMISMS,PLANT PERSONS, AND RESPECTFUL ACTION -- 6. PAGANS, PLANTS,AND PERSONHOOD -- 7. BRIDGING THE GULF -- RECREATING A PLACE FOR FLOURISHING -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.