Alienation and Nature in Environmental Philosophy

This book explores interpretations of alienation from nature in relation to a broad range of environmental issues.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Alienations and natures; 3. Pragmatists and sea squirts; 4. Landscape; 5. Nonhuman nature: estrangement; 6. Nonhuman nature: alienation; 7. Estrangement from the natural world; 8. Entailments and entanglements; 9. Concluding remarks; References; Index.

About the author

Simon Hailwood is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Liverpool. He is the author of Exploring Nozick: Beyond Anarchy, State and Utopia (1996) and How to Be a Green Liberal: Nature, Value and Liberal Philosophy (2004). He is also Managing Editor of the journal Environmental Values.

Summary

Is it possible to understand the idea of alienation from nature without recourse to excessive romanticism or mythologising? This book tackles this key question in environmental philosophy, examining it in light of different philosophical traditions. It will be of interest to scholars and advanced students of environmental philosophy and environmental studies.

Product details

• Authors: Simon Hailwood, Simon (University of Liverpool) Hailwood, Simon A. Hailwood
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.08.2015
• EAN: 9781107081963
• ISBN: 978-1-107-08196-3
• No. of pages: 278
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Law, Economics, PHILOSOPHY / Political, Philosophy, Applied ecology, The environment, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Environmentalist thought & ideology, Meteorology & climatology, Phenomenology & Existentialism, Environmentalist thought and ideology