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Title: Justice and Nature
Condition: New
Subtitle: Kantian Philosophy, Environmental Policy, and the Law
Author: John Martin Gillroy
Contributor: Robert Paehlke (Foreword by)
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0878407960
EAN: 9780878407965
ISBN: 9780878407965
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Genre: Law & Politics
Topic: Philosophy & Spirituality, Science Nature & Math
Release Date: 13/08/2001
Description: Most decision making in environmental policy today is based on the economic cost-benefit argument. Criticizing the shortcomings of the market paradigm, John Martin Gillroy proposes an alternative way to conceptualize and create environmental policy, one that allows for the protection of moral and ecological values in the face of economic demands. Drawing on Kantian definitions of who we are as citizens, how we act collectively, and what the proper role of the state is, Gillroy develops a philosophical justification for incorporating non-market values into public decision making. His new paradigm for justice toward nature integrates the intrinsic value of humanity and nature into the law. To test the feasibility of this new approach, Gillroy applies it to six cases: wilderness preservation, national wildlife refuges, not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) siting dilemmas, comparative risk analysis, the Food and Drug Administration's risk regulation, and the National Environmental Policy Act. He also encourages others to adapt his framework to create alternative policy models from existing philosophies.This book offers new insights, models, and methods for policymakers and analysts and for scholars in philosophy, political theory, law, and environmental studies.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Height: 254mm
Item Length: 178mm
Item Weight: 962g
Book Series: American Governance and Public Policy series
Release Year: 2001

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