Ecological Democracy: Caring for the Earth in the Anthropocene [Paperback]

Multi-disciplinary in scope, this book offers original readings of green political theory, exploring the thought of contemporary non-anthropocentric critical theorists and considering the manner in which their work promises to contribute to the further development of ecological democracy.

1 Introduction: Ecological Democracy of the Anthropocene

2 From Anthropocentrism to Ecocentrism: Redefining Nature

3 Ecological Sensibility: The Encountering of All Existence

4 Ecophenomenological Ethics: Caring for Mother Earth

5 Ecological Democracy: The Moral Trump of Earth Politics

6 Conclusion: The Widening Circles of Ecological Love

Bibliography

Re-Imagining Ecological Democracy?is a landmark in ecological philosophy, offering both a profound argument about how to care democratically for all existence and an indispensable critical guide to the history of green political thought. Lysaker clarifies what is at stake as he re-thinks what a truly ecocentric democracy should entail.?-?John S. Dryzek, Professor, University of Canberra, Australia

In this ambitious critical survey of the avant-garde of green social thought, Odin Lysaker proposes a vision of ecological democracy as ecocentrism in practice. On Lysakers pulsating synthesis, ecological democracy is envisioned as an emergent constellation of nonanthropocentric critical theory, ontological realism, a political-cosmological ontology, and ecological reflexivity joined together by and as enacting ecological love. A vital addition to the armory of green political philosophy.?-?J.M. Bernstein, Professor, The New School for Social Research, USA

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