Philosophy as Practice in the Ecological Emergency - An Exploration of Urgent Matters (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)

This book argues that philosophy is as practical as plumbing and what we need right now is what philosophers can offer as philosophers to help us all, our species, and beyond, through this ecological emergency, this climate change, this anthropocene. This book is about the meaning and purpose of philosophy as a way of, a practice of, responding to the ecological emergency, which includes climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, habitat destruction, and all the associated impacts that fragment, and threaten to create collapse, among the systems that created and sustain us. There are the related economic and social impacts, the fragmentation of communities and political ideologies through attitude polarisation, and the increasing threats to systems by those who seek to promote further exploitation at the expense of attempts to regain some system of cooperation and an attitude of compassion which is at the heart of our survival strategies as a species. Philosophy has always sought to address questions related both to our place in the universe, and to how to live, given our understanding of our place. Those of us committed to a philosophical life have used a range of metaphors and narratives to enlighten, and to exhort to action, those who would seek to understand what to do, how, and why. Philosophy has played a key role in helping us as a species to respond to the ecological emergency. What, then, is the practice of philosophy, given that we're in an ecological emergency? This question is the thread, and it forms the framework for the dialogue that runs through the book.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Sustainable Development Goals Series
Release date:	February 2023
First published:	2022
Editors:	Lucy Weir
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	289
Edition:	1st ed. 2022
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-094390-5
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Ecological science, the Biosphere Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General
LSN:	3-03-094390-9
Barcode:	9783030943905

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