The Ecology of Freedom

The Ecology of Freedom
Title The Ecology of Freedom PDF eBook
Author Murray Bookchin
Publisher Black Rose Books Limited
Pages 385
Release 1991
Genre History
ISBN 9780921689720

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Using a synthesis of ecology, anthropology, philosophy and political theory, this book traces our society's conflicting legacies of freedom and domination, from the first emergence of human culture to today's global capitalism. The theme of Murray Bookchin's grand historical narrative is straightforward: environmental, economic and political devastation are born at the moment that human societies begin to organize themselves hierarchically. And, despite the nuance and detail of his arguments, the lesson to be learned is just as basic: our nightmare will continue until hierarchy is dissolved and human beings develop more sane, sustainable and egalitarian social structures.




The Philosophy of Social Ecology

The Philosophy of Social Ecology
Title The Philosophy of Social Ecology PDF eBook
Author Murray Bookchin
Publisher AK Press
Pages 127
Release 2022-04-19
Genre Political Science
ISBN 1849354413

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What is nature? What is humanity's place in nature? And what is the relationship of society to the natural world? In an era of ecological breakdown, answering these questions has become of momentous importance for our everyday lives and for the future that we and other life-forms face. In the essays of The Philosophy of Social Ecology, Murray Bookchin confronts these questions head on: invoking the ideas of mutualism, self-organization, and unity in diversity, in the service of ever expanding freedom. Refreshingly polemical and deeply philosophical, they take issue with technocratic and mechanistic ways of understanding and relating to, and within, nature. More importantly, they develop a solid, historically and politically based ethical foundation for social ecology, the field that Bookchin himself created and that offers us hope in the midst of our climate catastrophe.




The Murray Bookchin Reader

The Murray Bookchin Reader
Title The Murray Bookchin Reader PDF eBook
Author Janet Biehl
Publisher Black Rose Books Ltd.
Pages 260
Release 1999
Genre Environmentalism
ISBN 9781551641188

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This collection provides an overview of the thought of the foremost social theorist and political philosopher of the libertarian left today. Best known for introducing ecology as a concept relevant to radical political thought in the early 1960s, Murray Bookchin was the first to propose, in the innovative and coherent body of ideas that he has called "social ecology", that a liberatory society would also have to be an ecological one. His writings span five decades and encompass subject matter of remarkable breadth. Bookchin's writings on revolutionary philosophy, politics and history are far less known than the specific controversies that have surrounded him, but deserve far greater attention. Despite Bookchin's critical engagement with both Marxism and anarchism, his political philosophy, known as libertarian municipalism, draws on the best of both for the emancipatory tools to build a democratic, libertarian alternative. His nature philosophy is an organic outlook of generation, development, and evolution that grounds human beings in natural evolution yet, contrary to today's fashionable anti-humanism, places them firmly at its summit. Bookchin's anthropological writings trace the rise of hierarchy and domination out of egalitarian societies, while his historical writings cover important chapters in the European revolutionary tradition. Consistent throughout Bookchin's work is a search for ways to replace today's capitalist society--which disenchants most of humanity for the benefit of the few and is poisoning the natural world--with a more rational and humane alternative. The selections in this reader constitute a sampling from the writings of one of the most pivotal thinkers of our era.




Defending the Earth

Defending the Earth
Title Defending the Earth PDF eBook
Author Murray Bookchin
Publisher Black Rose Books Ltd.
Pages 162
Release 1991
Genre Environmental policy
ISBN 9780921689881

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Remaking Society

Remaking Society
Title Remaking Society PDF eBook
Author Murray Bookchin
Publisher
Pages 222
Release 1990-01
Genre Political Science
ISBN 9780896083721

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Argues that the solution to today's global ecological crisis depends on decentralized democratic communities, ecologically safe technologies, organic agriculture, and humanly scaled industries




Complex Ecology

Complex Ecology
Title Complex Ecology PDF eBook
Author Charles G. Curtin
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 595
Release 2018-05-31
Genre Nature
ISBN 1108244335

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From climate change to species extinction, humanity is confronted with an increasing array of societal and environmental challenges that defy simple quantifiable solutions. Complexity-based ecology provides a new paradigm for ecologists and conservationists keen to embrace the uncertainty that is pressed upon us. This book presents key research papers chosen by some sixty scholars from various continents, across a diverse span of sub-disciplines. The papers are set alongside first person commentary from many of the seminal voices involved, offering unprecedented access to experts' viewpoints. The works assembled also shed light on the process of science in general, showing how the shifting of wider perspectives allows for new ideas to take hold. Ideal for undergraduate and advanced students of ecology and conservation, their educators and those working across allied fields, this is the first book of its kind to focus on complexity-based approaches and provides a benchmark for future collected volumes.




Hierarchy, History, and Human Nature

Hierarchy, History, and Human Nature
Title Hierarchy, History, and Human Nature PDF eBook
Author Donald E. Brown
Publisher University of Arizona Press
Pages 406
Release 1988
Genre Social Science
ISBN 9780816510603

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"Here is a book that I can strongly recommend for a variety of reasons. It is well written, it is scholarly, but its greatest appeal lies in the posing of an important question and in the offering of a satisfying (to this reviewer, at least) answer."ÑJournal of Historical Geography "This is an intriguing and stimulating study of historical differences in the indigenous historiography of parts of Asia, the Middle East, and Europe."ÑAmerican Anthropologist."