Ecological Thought: An Introduction Paperback - 1995
by Hayward, Tim
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- Title Ecological Thought: An Introduction
- Author Hayward, Tim
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Condition New
- Pages 272
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Polity, Cambridge
- Date 1995-08-29
- Features Bibliography
- Bookseller's Inventory # Q-0745613209
- ISBN 9780745613208 / 0745613209
- Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
- Dimensions 8.93 x 5.93 x 0.77 in (22.68 x 15.06 x 1.96 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Environmental policy, Nature - Effect of human beings on
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 95018720
- Dewey Decimal Code 179.1
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From the rear cover
The damage humans are inflicting on their environment, on other species and on their own future prospects on earth requires an urgent response - but what sort?
Contemporary debates feature a variety of views. According to some, there must be a radical transformation of the whole trajectory of development of modern societies; this implies a fundamental challenge to the attitudes and values which have prevailed in the West since the Enlightenment. Others see a wholesale rejection of modern forms of life and thought as neither realistic nor necessary, claiming that solutions to ecological problems must be sought in a more consistent application of scientific reason.
In analysing the competing arguments, the author shows that the radical claims of ecological thought must be taken seriously, but that a non-exploitative attitude to nature is consistent with a continued commitment to Enlightenment values such as democracy, human rights and the pursuit of knowledge.
This book will be of interest to all those who wish to gain a basic understanding of ecological controversies today. It will appeal to the interested lay reader and to students in environmental studies, ethics, sociology and political theory.