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

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

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• Authors: &apos, John Neill, O NEILL JOHN, O&apos, John O'Neill, John O''neill
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.09.1993
• EAN: 9780415073004
• ISBN: 978-0-415-07300-4
• No. of pages: 238
• Series: Environmental Philosophies; Environmental Philosophies
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries