Ecological Thought An Introduction [Paperback]

This book offers a new introduction to the implications of ecology for social and political thought, arguing for green ideas to be taken seriously by mainstream social and political theorists.Preface.

Acknowledgements.

Introduction: Environmental Values in Social and Political Thought.

1. Ecology and Enlightenment.

2. The Ethics of Ecological Humanism.

3. Environmental Economics, Sustainable Development and Political Ecology.

4. Rights and Justice in Ecological Perspective.

5. Ecological Politics.

Afterword: Ecological Enlightenment.

Notes.

Bibliography.

Index.

Hayward's book is superbly written, clear, intelligent, balanced and accessible. It has all the qualities of a first-rate introduction to its subject. Professor Ted Benton, University of Essex

This book is of great political and theoretical importance. Against the radical ecologist, Hayward argues that we need more humanism, not less; but this is a reconstructed humanism - one in which enlightenment takes an ecological form. Professor Andrew Dobson, University of Keele

The author provides a well-written examination of the social, economic and political implications of trying to come to terms with the goal of a sustainable environment, looking at all sides of the argument, and developing a theoretical framework for ecological politics. Aslib Book Guide

Ecological Thought is an important and highly-recommended book ... Well written ... it plumbs many ethical and philosophical aspects of what ecological thinking means. Republican News

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