The environment : between theory and practice /

The environment : between theory and practice /

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Author / Creator:De-Shalit, Avner.
Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Description:1 online resource (vii, 238 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Subject:
Environmental policy.
Environmental protection.
Environmentalism.
Environmental policy.
Environmental protection.
Environmentalism.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11286779
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ISBN:9780191522949
0191522945
9780199240388
0199240388
9780191599033
0191599034
0198297696
0199240388
9780198297697
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-233) and index.
Print version record.
Summary:The gap between environmental philosophy and everyday environmental politics is considered in this volume. It puts forward a theory of environmental protection, binding together being environmental friendly with democracy and socialism.
Other form:Print version: De-Shalit, Avner. Environment. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000 0198297696 9780198297697
Table of Contents:
  • Dedication
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Why Hasn't Environmental Philosophy Had an Impact on Policies?
  • 1. The Social Role of the Philosopher and the Philosophical Role of Society
  • 2. Where Philosophy Meets Politics: The Concept of the Environment
  • Part II: Protecting the Environment: From Meta-ethics to Political Theory
  • 3. Is Liberalism Environment-Friendly?
  • 4. The Community of Nature and the Nature of Community
  • 5. Democracy and the Environment: A Radical Theory of Participation
  • 6. Socialism and the Environment.

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