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Green Political Theory

A full-length discussion of the green political movement, which Goodin argues is informed by a single, coherent moral vision. `A critical reconstruction of green political thinking, crisply written and very accessible...full of arguments that any green should think hard about'.

Contents

Preface. Part I: What's New?: 1. The Issues. 2. The Arguments. 3. The Organizations. 4. The Thesis. Part II: A Green Theory of Value: 5. The Good and the Valuable. 6. A Taxonomy of Theories of Value. 7. History and Process as Sources of Value. 8. Naturalness as a Source of Value. 9. Humanity and Nature. 10. Green Corollaries. 11. Green Heresies. Part III: The Unity of the Green Programme: 12. Single-issue Groups versus Catch-all Parties. 13. A Unified Moral Vision. 14. Claims of Consistency. 15. Brown Evasions. 16. Weighing Countervailing Values. 17. Compromising Green Values. Part IV: 18. Theories of Value and Theories of Agency 19. Principles of Green Political Action. 20. Principles of Green Party Organization. 21. Principles of Green Political Structures. 22. Conclusion. Part V: Conclusions: 23. The Fate of Green Politics. 24. The Fate of the Earth. Appendix: The Green Political Programme. References. Index.

About the author

Robert E. Goodin has written a number of books on political theory, public policy and applied ethics. He is also the founding Editor of the new Journal of Political Philosophy and was previously co--editor of the British Journal of Political Science.

Specifications

Pm Supplier	Wiley & Sons Ltd
Pm Publisher	Polity
Pm Isbn 10	0745610269
Pm Isbn 13	9780745610269
Pm Publication Date	1992-12-31
Pm Width	152
Pm Height	229
Pm Author	Goodin, RE
Pm Longness	0

Author: Goodin, RE
Page Count: 240
Publication Date: 1992-12-31