de-Shalit's ideas are sure to generate discussion on the practical necessities of applying the theory environmental philosophers produce, on sharpening our use of concepts, and on understanding the political requirements of the philosophical ideas that make up the backdrop of the environmental movement. Largely because of its ability to provoke this type of discussion, but also because of its timely consideration of how environmental philosophy and environmental politics and policy can and ought to be bridged, I recommend this book for use not only by environmental and political theorists, environmental activists, but also for use in lower and upper level university courses in environmental studies, environmental ethics, environmental policy and environmenal politics.

Ethics, Place and Environment

The Environment Between Theory and Practice is a work that philosophers, political scientists, sociologists, and environmentalists will find challenging, refreshing, and useful.

Ethics, Place and Environment

What is unique about de-Shalit's project is the way he frames his discussion and the new ideas he advances, ideas that have the potential to contribute to a politically refocused anthropocentric environmental philosophy ... a valuable addition to approaches that try to put some of the 'applied' back in the applied area that is environmental philosophy.

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The inimitably accessible style with which this is put together, and the fact that it comes from one of the major figures in world environmental theory today, makes it one of this year's must-reads.

Environmental Politics

Why is there a gap between the questions that environmental philosophers discuss and the issues that motivate environmental activists? The author attempts to bridge this gap by combining tools of political philosophy with questions of environmental ethics and politics. He defends a radical position in relations to environmental protection and social policies in order to put forward a political theory, which is not only philosophically sound, but also relevant to the practice of environmental activism. He argues that attempts to find 'independent' values in nature can be at odds with the contemporary political debates surrounding environmental politics. In the second half of the book, the author examines the environmental scope of several key political ideologies: liberalism, communitarianism, participatory democracy, and socialism.
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The author attempts to combine tools of political philosophy with questions of environmental ethics and politics. He defends a radical position in relation to environmental protection and social policies in order to put forward a political theory.
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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. ; Summary: from theory to practice
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`cogently presented ... while certainly of interest to environmental and political philosophers, this engagingly written book is accessible to thoser outside the field as well, as it is intended to be' E.R. De Sombre, Choice `the inimitably accessible style with which ... this is put together, and the fact that it comes from one of the major figures in world environmental theory today, makes it one of this year's must-reads.' Andrew Dobson, Environmental Politics `de-Shalit offers a refreshing and well-argued political alternative to environmental philosophy as guidance for public affairs' John S. Dryzek, American Political Science Review, Vol 95, No 1, March 2001 `this fine contribution to ecological political theory' John S. Dryzek, American Political Science Review, Vol 95, No 1, March 2001
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Valuable and highly original contribution to a fast-growing area of research Contemporary and contentious topic Combines theory with practice Outlines the environmental scope of key political theories
Avner de-Shalit Senior Lecturer, Department of Political Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Associate Fellow of Oxford Centre for Philosophy and the Environment, Mansfield, College, University of Oxford.
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Valuable and highly original contribution to a fast-growing area of research Contemporary and contentious topic Combines theory with practice Outlines the environmental scope of key political theories

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780199240388
Publisert
2000
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
375 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
155 mm
Dybde
13 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
248

Forfatter

Biographical note

Avner de-Shalit Senior Lecturer, Department of Political Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Associate Fellow of Oxford Centre for Philosophy and the Environment, Mansfield, College, University of Oxford.