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How to Think about the Climate Crisis A Philosophical Guide to Saner Ways of Living.

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"In this compelling account of a problem we think we know inside out, Graham Parkes outlines the climatic predicament we are in, how we got here, and how we can think about it anew by covering the relevant history, science, economics, politics, and for the first time, the philosophy underpinnin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Parkes, Graham
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2020.
Subjects:
Climatic changes > Philosophy.
Philosophy, Comparative.
Climat > Changements > Philosophie.
Philosophie comparée.
Non-Western philosophy.
Philosophy > Political.
Philosophy > Taoist.
Philosophy > Social.
Philosophy, Comparative
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The reality of global heating
  • Specious Promethean solutions
  • The rise of the libertarians
  • Obstruction one: The financial clout of fossil fuels
  • Obstruction two: The political power of the religious right
  • nFrom the Third Obstruction to philosophy and China
  • Libertarian limitations, religion's contributions
  • Political philosophies, Greek and Chinese
  • Sage advice from the ancients
  • A good life with congenial things.