Explorations in Environmental Political Theory: Thinking about what We ValueM.E. Sharpe, 2003 - 248 páginas The contributors to this volume focus on the political and value issues that, in their shared view, underlie the global environmental crisis facing us today. They argue that only by transforming our dominant values, social institutions, and "modern" way of living will we be able to avoid ultimate ecological disaster. Their call for the recognition of limits is, paradoxically, revolutionary in the context of postmodern society, but the contributors do not consider their views naive or utopian |
Contenido
The Nature of Environmental | 3 |
How Environmental Limits | 14 |
Envisioning a Sustainable Society | 37 |
The Third Revolution | 52 |
The Politics of Ecology | 66 |
An Update | 81 |
Industrialism and Deep Ecology | 104 |
A Green Theory of Value | 128 |
On Reconciling Progressivism and Environmentalism | 149 |
Questions to Ponder in Understanding the Modern | 178 |
Notes | 199 |
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About the Editor and Contributors | 239 |
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Explorations in Environmental Political Theory: Thinking about what We Value Joel Jay Kassiola Vista previa limitada - 2003 |
Explorations in Environmental Political Theory: Thinking About What We Value Joel Jay Kassiola Vista previa limitada - 2015 |
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