Environmental Culture: The Ecological Crisis of Reason
Author:   Val Plumwood
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415178778


Pages:   300
Publication Date:   20 December 2001
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Val Plumwood
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9780415178778


ISBN 10:   0415178770
Pages:   300
Publication Date:   20 December 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Introduction 1. The Ecological Crisis of Reason 2. Rationalism and the Ambiguity of Science 3. The Politics of Ecological Rationality 4. Inequality and Ecological Rationality 5. Human-Centredness and its Blindspots 6. Philosophy, Prudence and Anthropocentrism 7. The Ethics of Commodification 8. Towards a Dialogical Interspecies Ethics 9. Unity, Solidarity and Deep Ecology 10. Towards a Spirituality of Place

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Environmental Culture is a rare blend of fierceness and tenderness. It boldly unmasks the institutional and systemic violence of our culture and simultaneously offers enchanting tributes to the communicativity and intentionality of earth others. This exceptional combination of political acumen and radical vulnerability marks Val Plumwood as one of the most brilliant environmental thinkers of our time. -Patsy Hallen, Ethics & the Envionment ... a splendid contribution to contemporary debates about environmental issues. -Sandra Harding, UCLA ... vintage Plumwood: clear, insightful, well-argued, compelling....Anyone interested in environmental, feminist, or political philosophy will want to read it. -Karen Warren, Macalaster College


Environmental Culture is a rare blend of fierceness and tenderness. It boldly unmasks the institutional and systemic violence of our culture and simultaneously offers enchanting tributes to the communicativity and intentionality of earth others. This exceptional combination of political acumen and radical vulnerability marks Val Plumwood as one of the most brilliant environmental thinkers of our time. <br>-Patsy Hallen, Ethics & the Envionment <br>... a splendid contribution to contemporary debates about environmental issues. <br>-Sandra Harding, UCLA <br>... vintage Plumwood: clear, insightful, well-argued, compelling....Anyone interested in environmental, feminist, or political philosophy will want to read it. <br>-Karen Warren, Macalaster College <br>


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