Ecological Life Discovering Citizenship and a Sense of Humanity

Name: Ecological Life Discovering Citizenship and a Sense of Humanity
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ISBN: 9780742534483

ISBN-10: 0742534480

ISBN-13: 9780742534483

Edition: 2006

Authors: Jeremy Bendik-Keymer

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Written as a series of lectures, The Ecological Life offers a humanistic perspective on environmental philosophy that challenges some of the dogmas of deep ecology and radical environmentalism while speaking for their best desires. The book argues that being human-centered leaves us open to ecological identifications, rather than the opposite. Bendik-Keymer draws on analytic and continental traditions of philosophy as well as literature and visual media. He argues for a sense of ecological justice consonant with human rights, and shows how humanistic thinking is committed to deepening respect for life and our ecological orientation. In a clear, jargon-free and conversational tone, The…

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List price: $47.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/19/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 7.08" wide x 8.86" long x 0.56" tall
Weight: 0.726
Language: English

Jeremy Bendik-Keymer is Elmer G. Beamer-Hubert H. Schneider Professor in Ethics and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Case Western Reserve University. He is the author of The Ecological Life: Discovering Citizenship and a Sense of Humanity.



A Note to the Reader



Becoming a Citizen of Earth



Moral Attention and Justice



The Idea of an Ecological Orientation



Rooted in Our Humanity



Relationships between Humans and Lands



Being True to Ourselves



Maturity's Idealism



A Circle of Life



Thoughts and Laws of Earth



The Sky inside the City


Acknowledgments


Bibliography


Index


About the Author