Democracy and the Claims of Nature

Name: Democracy and the Claims of Nature
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ISBN: 9780742515239

ISBN-10: 0742515230

ISBN-13: 9780742515239

Edition: 2002

Authors: Bob Pepperman Taylor, Benjamin Minteer, John Barry, Joe Bowersox, J. Baird Callicott

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The essays in this volume provide a multi-disciplinary analysis of the ways in which our loyalties to democracy and the environment confront and mutually reinforce one another in theory and practice.

Book details

List price: $42.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/3/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English

John Barry is Reader in Green Political Economy, at the School of Politics, International Studies and Philosophy, Queen's University Belfast.



Preface



Introduction




Democracy and Environmental Values



Democracy and Environmentalism: Foundations and Justifications in Environmental Policy




Deweyan Democracy and Environmental Ethics




Environmental Pragmatism, Ecocentrism, and Deliberative Democracy: Between Problem-Solving and Fundamental Critique




The Legitimacy Crisis in Environmental Ethics and Politics




Science, Value, and Ethics: A Hierarchical Theory




Environmentalism and Democratic Citizenship



Opinionated Natures: Toward a Green Public Culture




Vulnerability and Virtue: Democracy, Dependency, and Ecological Stewardship




Restoring Ecological Citizenship




Aldo Leopold's Civic Education




Environmentalism and the Boundaries of Democratic Discourse



Justice, Democracy, and Global Warming




Environmentalism, Democracy, and the Cultural Politics of Nature in Monte Verde, Costa Rica




Environmental Rights as Democratic Rights




Deliberative Democracy and Environmental Policy




Democracy and Environmental Movements



Cycles of Closure in Environmental Politics and Policy




The People, Politics, and the Planet: Who Knows, Protects, and Serves Nature Best?




Linking Movements and Constructing a New Vision: Environmental Justice and Community Food Security




Civic Environmentalism



Index


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