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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Andrew Dobson |
| ISBN: | 0415222036 9780415222037 0415222044 9780415222044 |
| OCLC Number: | 42976774 |
| Description: | xii, 230 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | 1. Thinking about ecologism. Sustainable societies. Reasons to care for the environment. Crisis and its political-strategic consequences. Universality and social change. Lessons from nature. Left and right: communism and capitalism. Historical specificity -- 2. Philosophical foundations. Ethics: a code of conduct. Ethics: a state of being. Anthropocentrism -- 3. The sustainable society. Limits to growth. Possible positions. More problems with growth. Questioning consumption. Energy. Trade and travel. Work. Bioregionalism. Agriculture. Diversity. Decentralization and its limits -- 4. Strategies for green change. Democracy and authoritarianism. Action through and around the legislature. Lifestyle. Communities. Direct action. Class |
| Responsibility: | Andrew Dobson. |
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Abstract:
This new edition locates ecologism clearly within the general field of political ideologies, discussing the philosophical basis of green politics and the political-theoretical problems it raises.
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