Plato's Pigs and Other Ruminations - Ancient Guides to Living with Nature (Hardcover)

The Greeks and Romans have been charged with destroying the ecosystems within which they lived. In this book, however, M. D. Usher argues rather that we can find in their lives and thought the origin of modern ideas about systems and sustainability, important topics for humans today and in the future. With chapters running the gamut of Greek and Roman experience - from the Presocratics and Plato to Roman agronomy and the Benedictine Rule - Plato's Pigs brings together unlikely bedfellows, both ancient and modern, to reveal surprising connections. Lively prose and liberal use of anecdotal detail, including an afterword about the author's own experiments with sustainable living on his sheep farm in Vermont, add a strong authorial voice. In short, this is a unique, first-of-its-kind book that is sure to be of interest to anyone working in Classics, environmental studies, philosophy, ecology, or the history of ideas.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2020
Authors:	M.D. Usher
Dimensions:	235 x 157 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	282
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-83958-7
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmentalist thought & ideology Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > Sustainability Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Social impact of environmental issues > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General
LSN:	1-108-83958-4
Barcode:	9781108839587

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