Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm
Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm
ISBN: 978-1-55481-536-4
Verlag: Broadview Press
KEY FEATURES
- An impassioned introduction to environmental philosophy.
- Many perspectives are examined, including traditional western views, as well as Indigenous, feminist, and radical approaches.
- Examines the epistemic and political obstacles that have slowed our response to climate change, and the methods by which those obstacles can be overcome.
- Questions for discussion and further reading suggestions are included.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Soziale & wirtschaftliche Auswirkungen von Umweltfaktoren
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Klimawandel, Globale Erwärmung
Weitere Infos & Material
- Introduction
- Section 1: The Death of the Cosmos
- Chapter 1: Native American Metaphysics, Epistemology, and Ethics According to Deloria and Wildcat
- Chapter 2: The Cosmos in Western Thought
- Chapter 3: The Death of Nature
- Chapter 4: Religion and the Environment
- Section 2: Environmental Theories
- Chapter 5: Deep Ecology
- Chapter 6: Ecocentrism and the Wilderness Debate
- Chapter 7: Ecofeminism
- Chapter 8: Bioregionalism
- Section 3: Environmental Movements
- Chapter 9: Food Ethics
- Chapter 10: Animal Liberation and Mass Extinction
- Chapter 11: The Climate Change Movement
- Section 4: Why Are We Not Doing More?
- Chapter 12: Climate Denial
- Chapter 13: Epistemology of Ignorance and the Environmental Crisis
- Chapter 14: Modern Myths: Economism and Progress
- Chapter 15: Thoughtlessness and the Environmental Crisis
- Chapter 16: World Alienation and Amor Mundi