Ecology, Policy and Politics - Human Well-Being and the Natural World

List of contents

Acknowledgements, 1 HUMAN WELL-BEING AND THE NATURAL WORLD, 2 NATURE, INTRINSIC VALUE AND HUMAN WELLBEING, 3 FUTURE GENERATIONS AND THE HARMS WE DO OURSELVES, 4 THE CONSTITUENCY OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, 5 JUSTIFYING COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS: ARGUMENTS FROM WELFARE, 6 PLURALISM, LIBERALISM AND THE GOOD LIFE, 7 PLURALISM, INCOMMENSURABILITY, JUDGEMENT, 8 AUTHORITY, DEMOCRACY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, 9 SCIENCE, POLICY AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUE, 10 MARKET, HOUSEHOLD AND POLITICS, Notes, Bibliography, Index

About the author

John O’Neill is Lecturer in Philosophy at Lancaster University. His publications include Worlds Without Content: Against Formalism (Routledge, 1991).

Summary

Revealing flaws in both "green" and market-based approaches to environmental policy, O'Neill develops an Aristotelian account of well-being. He examines the implications for wider issues involving markets, civil society and politics in modern society.

Product details

• Authors: John O'Neill, John O''neill
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138424517
• ISBN: 978-1-138-42451-7
• No. of pages: 238
• Series: Environmental Philosophies
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Cultural Studies, PHILOSOPHY / General, Applied ecology, Political science & theory, Political science and theory, Environmental policy & protocols, Environmental policy and protocols