Philosophical Ecologies
Subtitle: Essays in Philosophy, Ecology, and Human Life
Publisher: Humanity Books
Published: November 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9781573926607
Subjects: Applied ecology; Ethics & moral philosophy; Western philosophy, from c 1900 -; Nature; Policy sciences; Environmental Policy; Social Philosophy; Essays; Philosophy; Social problems; History & Surveys - Modern; Life Sciences - Ecology; Philosophy & Social Aspects; Social ecology
First sentence: In our fragmented twentieth century, diversity and growing cultural self-assertion elicit romantic enthusiasm among some and cautious skepticism-if not outright fear-from others.
Description: "Philosophical Ecologies deals with contemporary social fragmentation by applying an ecological model to a wide range of philosophical problems. Some issues are environmental, others intercultural, still others are about matters of aesthetics and the place and role of science, ideology, and philosophy in our fragmented world. It relies on substantial empirical information and sophisticated conceptions of policy making, social problems, and issues.

In the process, Iannone redefines the practice of philosophy and its relations to human life."--BOOK JACKET.