The environment : between theory and practice /

De-Shalit, Avner.

The environment : between theory and practice / Avner de-Shalit. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000. - 1 online resource (vii, 238 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-233) and index.

Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Introduction -- Part I: Why Hasn't Environmental Philosophy Had an Impact on Policies? -- 1. The Social Role of the Philosopher and the Philosophical Role of Society -- 2. Where Philosophy Meets Politics: The Concept of the Environment -- Part II: Protecting the Environment: From Meta-ethics to Political Theory -- 3. Is Liberalism Environment-Friendly? -- 4. The Community of Nature and the Nature of Community -- 5. Democracy and the Environment: A Radical Theory of Participation -- 6. Socialism and the Environment.

The gap between environmental philosophy and everyday environmental politics is considered in this volume. It puts forward a theory of environmental protection, binding together being environmental friendly with democracy and socialism.

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Environmental policy.
Environmental protection.
Environmentalism.
Green movement.
Environnement--Politique gouvernementale.
Environnement--Protection.
Écologisme.
Environnementalisme.
environmental policy.
environmental protection.
SCIENCE--Environmental Science (see also Chemistry--Environmental)
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Environmental Policy.
Environmental policy.
Environmental protection.
Environmentalism.


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