1st Edition
The Question of Limits A Historical Perspective on the Environmental Crisis
By Christian Marouby
Copyright 2019
186 Pages
by
Routledge
186 Pages
by
Routledge
186 Pages
by
Routledge
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We have forgotten how to think about limits. Most philosophical approaches to the environment have focused primarily on the value of the natural world, the status of anthropocentrism and the Anthropocene, and the largely ethical questions of our impact on the world. While fully acknowledging these concerns, this book emphasizes the centrality of the confrontation between the imperative of growth... Read more
Preface: The Question of Entitlement
1. The Question of Limits
2. The Last Stage
3. The Malthusian Moment
4. Final Stages
5. The Return of Limits
6. The Question of Goods (An indefinite Epilogue)
Biography
Christian Marouby is an Emeritus Professor of Mills College, USA. He is the author of two previous books, Utopie et primitivisme: Essai sur l'imaginaire anthropologique à l'âge classique (1990) and L'économie de la nature: Essai sur l'anthropologie d'Adam Smith (2004).
