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Environmental culture : the ecological crisis of reason / Val Plumwood.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Environmental philosophies seriesPublisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2002Description: vii, 291 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0415178770
  • 9780415178778
  • 0415178789
  • 9780415178785
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 304.2 22
LOC classification:
  • GF21 .P58 2002
Contents:
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. The blindspots of centrism and human self-enclosure -- 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 materialist spirituality of place -- 11. Conclusion.
Review: "Environmental Culture: the ecological crisis of reason is a much needed account of what has gone wrong in our relationship with the environment. Written by one of our leading environmental thinkers, it is a compelling exploration of the contemporary ecological crisis, its origins, and the cultural illusions that lie behind it." "Val Plumwood argues that historically-traceable distortions of reason and culture have resulted in dangerous forms of ecological denial. They have had a widespread effect in areas as diverse as economics, politics, science, ethics, and spirituality, and appear in the currently dominant form of globalisation." "Environmental Culture: the ecological crisis of reason presents a radically new picture of how our culture must change in order to develop an ecologically rational society. Drawing on a range of ideas from feminism, democracy, globalisation and post-colonial thought, it is essential reading for anyone interested in the environment and our place in it."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-278) and index.

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. The blindspots of centrism and human self-enclosure -- 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 materialist spirituality of place -- 11. Conclusion.

"Environmental Culture: the ecological crisis of reason is a much needed account of what has gone wrong in our relationship with the environment. Written by one of our leading environmental thinkers, it is a compelling exploration of the contemporary ecological crisis, its origins, and the cultural illusions that lie behind it." "Val Plumwood argues that historically-traceable distortions of reason and culture have resulted in dangerous forms of ecological denial. They have had a widespread effect in areas as diverse as economics, politics, science, ethics, and spirituality, and appear in the currently dominant form of globalisation." "Environmental Culture: the ecological crisis of reason presents a radically new picture of how our culture must change in order to develop an ecologically rational society. Drawing on a range of ideas from feminism, democracy, globalisation and post-colonial thought, it is essential reading for anyone interested in the environment and our place in it."--BOOK JACKET.

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