This book introduces the concept of the Anthropocene and examines
its importance for environmental legal thinking, research, and
practice. Two main arguments are explored. The first is that much
of the scholarship in environmental law that addresses the
Anthropocene does not respond to Earth systems science or the
difference in scale as we move from local to global systems. Key
examples include a focus on anthropocentrism, attempts to
constitutionalise environmental protections, the prevalence of
legal rights and the idea of ecological integrity. The second
argument is that these points of focus derive from the prevalence
of idealism in environmental legal scholarship. Idealism in this
context does not refer to naivety or the presentation of
unrealistic goals. Rather, this book is concerned with idealism as
a philosophical commitment to the power of ideas to determine
reality and drive future change. As expressed in legal scholarship,
this book also argues that idealism involves an abstraction from
material reality and a refusal to directly engage those forces that
have given rise to the Anthropocene. In response, this book uses a
method of critique to uncover the presumptions and presuppositions
that underlie environmental scholarship. As a counter to idealism,
it also sketches out a framework for materialism in the
Anthropocene. This bookâs engagement with these questions will
appeal to undergraduate and postgraduate students in law, politics,
philosophy, or the ecological humanities. It will also be of
interest to academics in these disciplines and libraries around the
world.
General
| Imprint: |
Routledge
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
New Trajectories in Law |
| Release date: |
May 2023 |
| First published: |
2023 |
| Authors: |
Peter D Burdon
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 138mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
136 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-367-48665-5 |
| Categories: |
Books
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| LSN: |
0-367-48665-2 |
| Barcode: |
9780367486655 |
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