Postmodernism and the environmental crisis / Arran E. Gare.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gare, Arran, 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental sciences--Philosophy.

Environmental sciences.

Culture--Philosophy.

Culture.

Postmodernism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 192 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Postmodernism and the Environmental Crisis is the only book to combine cultural theory and environmental philosophy. In it, Arran Gare analyses the conjunction between the environmental crisis, the globalisation of capitalism and the disintegration of the culture of modernity. It explains the paradox of growing concern for the environment and the paltry achievements of environmental movements. Through a critique of the philosophies underlying approaches to the environmental crisis, Arran Gare puts forward his own, controversial theory of a new postmodern world view. This would be the foundation for the environmental movement to succeed. Arran Gare's work will be a vital reading for advanced students of environmental studies, as well as for environmental philosophers and cultural theorists.

Contents:

PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; 1 WHAT IS POSTMODERNITY?; POSTMODERNISM, THE ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS AND GLOBALIZATION; CHANGING CLASS COMPOSITION AND CULTURAL CHANGE; THE NEW INTERNATIONAL BOURGEOISIE; CLASS CONFLICT AND CULTURAL POLITICS; THE EVOLUTION OF THE MIDDLE CLASS; THE NEW SERVICE SUB-CLASS; THE INTELLIGENTSIA; THE DECENTRING OF CULTURE; THE SIGNIFICANCE OF POSTMODERN CULTURE; 2 POSTMODERNISM AND POSTSTRUCTURALISM; VICO AND CARTESIAN PHILOSOPHY; VICO AND HEGEL; VICO AND MARX; VICO AND NIETZSCHE; VICO AND HEIDEGGER; THE POSTSTRUCTURALISTS; LANGUAGE: DERRIDA

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 164-187) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-53920-8

1-134-80273-0

0-203-02212-2

9786610539208

9780203022122

OCLC:

70764579