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Skeptical Environmentalism – The Limits of Philosophy and Science

Autor Robert Joseph Kirkman
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 ian 2002
In Skeptical Environmentalism, Robert Kirkman raises doubts about the speculative tendencies of environmental thought that have been elaborated in recent environmental movements, such as environmental ethics, deep ecology, social ecology, post-modern ecology, eco-feminism, and environmental pragmatism. Drawing on sceptical principles introduced in the work of David Hume, Kirkman takes issue with the central tenets of speculative environmentalism - that the natural world is fundamentally relational, that humans have a moral obligation to protect the order of nature, and that understanding the relationship between nature and humankind holds the key to solving the environmental crisis. Engaging the work of Kant, Hegel, Descartes, Rousseau, and Heidegger, among others, Kirkman's critical gaze reveals the relational worldview as an unreliable basis for knowledge and truth claims, and more dangerously, as a view that often does violence to the intellectual sources from which it takes inspiration. Exploring themes such as how knowledge about nature is formulated, what characterises an ecological worldview, how environmental worldviews become established, how we find our place in nature, how we create an environmental ethic, and how we bring about change in our environment, Skeptical Environmentalism advocates a shift away from the philosopher's privileged position as truth seeker toward more practical thinking that aims to balance values and worldviews that have come into conflict.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780253214973
ISBN-10: 0253214971
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: MH – Indiana University Press

Cuprins

Preliminary Table of Contents: AcknowledgementsIntroductionPart 1. Knowledge1. The Nature of Nature2. Organism and MechanismPart 2. Obligation3. A Place on Earth4. The Moral CompassPart 3. Hope5. Environmentalism without IllusionsNotes; Bibliography; Index

Recenzii

In this small book, Kirkman (Michigan State Univ.) struggles to reconcile his philosophical skepticism with his environmental ideals. Unlike many environmental philosophy books, which are not easily accessible to lay people, this one is. It is engagingly written, and the philosophical arguments are laid out clearly and crisply. Kirkman addresses the basic question, Can philosophical understanding of the natural world contribute in a practical way to the public's discourse about environmental issues? He claims that it can and must. Part 1, Knowledge, consists of two chapters: The Nature of Nature and Organism and Mechanism. Part 2, Obligation, has two chapters as well: A Place on Earth and The Moral Compass. The final part 3, Hope, contains a single chapter, Environmentalism without Illusions. Kirkman's coverage of philosophies that bear on environmentalism is necessarily brief and to the point. The bibliography contains more than 170 pertinent citations, including references to recent and classical papers and books. A very useful primer about skeptical environmentalism. General readers; lower--division undergraduates through graduate students; two--year technical program students.P. R. Pinet, Colgate University, 2002sep CHOICE--P. R. Pinet, Colgate University, 2002sep CHOICE

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A sceptical and practical look at environmental philosophy and its limitations