Liberty and the Ecological Crisis by Christopher J. Orr, Kait... - 9780367339333

Taylor & Francis

Liberty and the Ecological CrisisFreedom on a Finite Planet\nAuthor(s): Christopher J. Orr, Kaitlin Kish, Bruce Jennings\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367339333, 978-0367339333\nSynopsis\nThis book examines the concept of liberty in relation to civilizations ability to live within ecological limits.\n\nFreedom, in all its renditions choice, thought, action has become inextricably linked to our understanding of what it means to be modern citizens. And yet, it is our relatively unbounded freedom that has resulted in so much ecological devastation. Liberty has piggy-backed on transformations in humannature relationships that characterize the Anthropocene: increasing extraction of resources, industrialization, technological development, ecological destruction, and mass production linked to global consumerism. This volume provides a deeply critical examination of the concept of liberty as it relates to environmen.