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The Concept of Milieu in Environmental Ethics

Individual Responsibility within an Interconnected World

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Produktbeschreibung

This book discusses how we can come together to address current environmental problems at the planetary level, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, transborder pollution and desertification. It draws on the concept of milieu (f¿do) inspired by the Japanese philosopher, Watsuji Tetsur¿.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 198
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. September 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 308g
• ISBN-13: 9780367776466
• ISBN-10: 0367776464
• Artikelnr.: 68711185

Autorenporträt

Laÿna Droz recently completed her PhD in Global Environmental Studies at Kyoto University, Japan.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 1.1. Environmental urgency 1.2. Current dominant key ideas
1.3. Pragmatism and need for consensus 1.4. Plan 2. Milieu 2.1.
Three-levels model 2.2. Background of the concept of milieu 2.3. Updating
the idea of milieu 2.4. Medial matrix shaping individuals 2.5. Ethical
action as medial imprint 2.6. Summary 3. Sustainability 3.1. Precaution,
diversity and environmental autonomy 3.2. Normative implications 3.3.
Limits and priorities 3.4. Summary 4. Responsibility 4.1. Imprints and
contributory individual responsibility 4.2. Matrix and
capacity-responsibility 4.3. Responsibility to do reparative actions 4.4.
Pragmatic safeguards 4.5. Summary 5. Conclusion