Accountability, Philosophy and the Natural Environment - 9780367481018

Taylor & Francis

Accountability, Philosophy and the Natural EnvironmentAuthor(s): Glen Lehman\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367481018, 978-0367481018\nSynopsis\nUsing a philosophical and interdisciplinary approach, this book looks at how accountability can provide solutions to our current environmental and global political problems. When a social system has external elements imposed upon it, or presented to it, political problems are likely to emerge. This book demonstrates that what is needed are connecting social elements with a natural affinity to bring people together despite their differences. \n\nThis book is different from others in the field. It provides new insights by critiquing the extant understandings of accountability and expands the possibilities by building on Charles Taylors philosophies. Central to the argument of the book are perspectives on authenticity and expressivism which are found to provide a radical .