The Ecological Life : Discovering Citizenship and a Sense of Humanity / Jeremy Bendik-Keymer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bendik-Keymer, Jeremy, author.

Series:

Nature's Meaning.

Nature's Meaning

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental ethics.

Environmental justice.

Human ecology--Philosophy.

Human ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2006.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

Written as a series of lectures, this open access title 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 Ecological Life presents a timely and important contribution to civic engagement in an ecological century. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Becoming a Citizen of Earth Chapter 2 Moral Attention and Justice Chapter 3 The Idea of an Ecological Orientation Chapter 4 Rooted in Our Humanity Chapter 5 Relationships between Humans and Lands Chapter 6 Being True to Ourselves Chapter 7 Maturity's Idealism Chapter 8 A Circle of Life Chapter 9 Thoughts and Laws of Earth Chapter 10 The Sky inside the City

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-219) and index.

Creative Commons. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.en

ISBN:

979-82-16-20245-5

0-7425-3448-0

0-7425-7763-5

OCLC:

1520191358