Charles Taylor’s Ecological Conversations [electronic resource] : Politics, Commonalities and the Natural Environment /
Lehman, Glen.author.
The author uses the work of the eminent Canadian philosopher, Charles Taylor, to develop a critique of those political perspectives that are based on instrumental ways to reason about the world, claiming that such perspectives invariably sever the connections between the social and natural worlds.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The author uses the work of the eminent Canadian philosopher, Charles Taylor, to develop a critique of those political perspectives that are based on instrumental ways to reason about the world, claiming that such perspectives invariably sever the connections between the social and natural worlds.
Basic issues in Taylor's philosophy -- Taylor's interpretivism, knowledge and the natural environment -- Taylor's interpretivism, social imaginaries and the natural environment -- Taylor's metaphysics, Merleau-Ponty and the natural environment -- Taylor's environmentalism and critique of utilitarianism and instrumental reason -- Taylor's critique of instrumentalism, liberalism and procedure in politics -- Interpretation, language and environmental values : the Habermas and Taylor debate -- Critical perspectives : the Taylor-Rorty debate -- Taylor and deep ecology -- Critical environmentalism : Marx to Taylor's interpretivism.
Taylor, Charles, 1931-
Political philosophy.
Social sciences—Philosophy.
Environmental policy.
Sustainable development.
Industrial management—Environmental aspects.
Philosophy and science.
Political Philosophy.
Social Philosophy.
Environmental Politics.
Sustainable Development.
Sustainability Management.
Philosophy of Science.