1st Edition
Metanarrative and the Environment A Story of Morality, Agency, and Governance
Part I
The Scope and Impact of Metanarrative
Chapter 1: Metanarrative: An Introduction
Chapter 2: Narrative Protocol and the Moral Turn
Chapter 3: Global Governance in Contemporary Culture
Chapter 4: The Story of Progress and Prosperity
Chapter 5: The Folly of Growth and the New Metanarrative
Part II
Morality and Agency
Chapter 6: An Introduction to Dualism, Monism, and the Problem of Reconciliation
Chapter 7: The Material and Transcendent Worlds
Chapter 8: The New Metanarrative: Some Ontological Considerations
Chapter 9: Agency and the Evolution of Metanarrative
Chapter 10: The End and the Beginning
Biography
Stephen James Purdey is an International Relations specialist (PhD, University of Toronto). His academic research focuses on the theoretical and normative attributes of systems of global governance, and on the practical evolution of new forms of global governance to meet current socio-ecological challenges. Now retired, Dr. Purdey worked for several years in the private sector, in Canadian federal politics, and with non- governmental organizations such as the United Nations Association, the World Federalists, and the Earth Council.
