1st Edition

How to be a Green Liberal Nature, Value and Liberal Philosophy

By Simon A. Hailwood Copyright 2004
206 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

It is often claimed by environmental philosophers and green political theorists that liberalism, the dominant tradition of western political philosophy, is too focused on the interests of human individuals to give due weight to the environment for its own sake. In "How to be a Green Liberal", Simon Hailwood challenges this view and argues that liberalism can embrace a genuinely 'green',... Read more
Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Nature's otherness 3. Against blueprinting 4. Liberal landscape 5. Some objections Notes Bibliography Index

Biography

Simon A. Hailwood