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Author:   Dieter Birnbacher (Dusseldorf University, Germany) ,  May Thorseth (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9781138854291

ISBN 10:   1138854298
Pages:   234
Publication Date:   26 May 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1 Overview 1. Origin and objects of the volumePart 2 Institutional and individual determinants of non-sustainable 2. Climate change and motivation: The obstacle from conflicting perspectives behaviour3. The liberal tragedy of the Commons. The deficiency of democracy in changing climate 4. Institutional obstacles to Sustainable Governance of natural resources: a deliberative approach 5. Ideology and practice of the 'Green Economy' – world views shaping science and politics Part 3 Visions of the future, new orientations 6. Some moral pragmatics of climate change 7. Climate justice, motivation and harm 8. We can’t, we wont. Climate justice for the unable and unwilling 9. Is democracy an obstacle to ecological change? 10. Sustainable action and 'moral corruption' Part 4 Individual and institutional roads to sustainability 11. Libertarian Paternalism, sustainable self-binding and bounded freedom 12. The 'Missing Link': Polarization and the need for 'Trial by Jury' decision procedures 13. An extended separation of powers model – the theoretical basis for the representation of future generations

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'The Politics of Sustainability: Philosophical Perspectives', edited by Dieter Birnhacher and May Thorseth, brings a new angle into the discussion of the politics of sustainable development: ethical considerations. - Jose Goldemberg, Electrotechnical and Energy Institute (IEE), University of Sao Paulo (USP), Brazil

"""‘The Politics of Sustainability: Philosophical Perspectives’, edited by Dieter Birnhacher and May Thorseth, brings a new angle into the discussion of the politics of sustainable development: ethical considerations."" – Jose Goldemberg, Electrotechnical and Energy Institute (IEE), University of Sao Paulo (USP), Brazil"

`The Politics of Sustainability: Philosophical Perspectives', edited by Dieter Birnhacher and May Thorseth, brings a new angle into the discussion of the politics of sustainable development: ethical considerations. - Jose Goldemberg, Electrotechnical and Energy Institute (IEE), University of Sao Paulo (USP), Brazil

Author Information

Dieter Birnbacher is Professor of Philosophy at University of Düsseldorf, Germany May Thorseth is Professor of Philosophy at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway  

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