Eco-Republic : What the Ancients Can Teach Us About Ethics, Virtue, and Sustainable Living.

An ecologically sustainable society cannot be achieved without citizens who possess the virtues and values that will foster it, and who believe that individual actions can indeed make a difference. Eco-Republic draws on ancient Greek thought--and Plato's Republic in particular--to put forward a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lane, Melissa
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2011.
Temas:
Climatic changes > Philosophy.
Climatic changes > Political aspects.
Sustainability > Philosophy.
Sustainability > Political aspects.
Climat > Changements > Philosophie.
Climat > Changements > Aspect politique.
Durabilité de l'environnement > Philosophie.
Durabilité de l'environnement > Aspect politique.
Climatic changes > Political aspects
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:An ecologically sustainable society cannot be achieved without citizens who possess the virtues and values that will foster it, and who believe that individual actions can indeed make a difference. Eco-Republic draws on ancient Greek thought--and Plato's Republic in particular--to put forward a new vision of citizenship that can make such a society a reality. Melissa Lane develops a model of a society whose health and sustainability depend on all its citizens recognizing a shared standard of value and shaping their personal goals and habits accordingly. Bringing together the moral and politic.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (257 pages)
ISBN:9781400838356
1400838355

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