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Jeremy Bendik-Keymer - The Ecological Life. Discovering Citizenship and a Sense of Humanity.  - 9780742534483 - V9780742534483
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The Ecological Life. Discovering Citizenship and a Sense of Humanity.

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Description for The Ecological Life. Discovering Citizenship and a Sense of Humanity. Paperback. Written as a series of lectures, this book offers perspectives in environmental philosophy that draw from analytic and continental traditions of philosophy. It argues for a sense of ecological justice consonant with human rights, and provides both human rights and environmental dimensions. Series: Nature's Meaning. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; RNA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 180 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
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 ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Nature's Meaning
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742534483
SKU
V9780742534483
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Jeremy Bendik-Keymer
Jeremy Bendik-Keymer is Assistant Professor of Philosophy in the Department of International Studies, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

Reviews for The Ecological Life. Discovering Citizenship and a Sense of Humanity.
In The Ecological Life, Jeremy Bendik-Keymer combines an impassioned personal plea for global ecological responsibility with a thoughtful synthesis of the best traditions of environmental and humanist thinking. Conceived as a series of lectures to bright students at an unnamed liberal arts college in the United States, the argument is clear and compelling and accessible, and has the merit of ... Read more

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