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The Seasons Alter: How to Save Our Planet in Six Acts
Philip Kitcher
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Description for The Seasons Alter: How to Save Our Planet in Six Acts
Hardback. A landmark work of environmental philosophy that seeks to transform the debate about climate change. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 450.
In November 2015, the world powers came together in Paris with the hope of reaching an agreement on the most urgent issue of our time: climate change. While it was an historic moment that brought solutions within the realm of possibility, the obstacles to enacting real revolution were still many. Now, confronting these controversies head-on, two scholars use a series of ground-breaking arguments to frame the problem in human terms, showing us how vested interests have been able to control the conversation, tracing a line of reasoning that will break through the seemingly impenetrable barriers of political obfuscation. This watershed ... Read more
In November 2015, the world powers came together in Paris with the hope of reaching an agreement on the most urgent issue of our time: climate change. While it was an historic moment that brought solutions within the realm of possibility, the obstacles to enacting real revolution were still many. Now, confronting these controversies head-on, two scholars use a series of ground-breaking arguments to frame the problem in human terms, showing us how vested interests have been able to control the conversation, tracing a line of reasoning that will break through the seemingly impenetrable barriers of political obfuscation. This watershed ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
449g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781631492839
SKU
V9781631492839
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Ref
99-29
About Philip Kitcher
Philip Kitcher is a professor of philosophy at Columbia University and one of the most influential philosophers of science in the past two decades. Evelyn Fox Keller, a recipient of both MacArthur and Guggenheim fellowships, is a professor emerita at MIT.
Reviews for The Seasons Alter: How to Save Our Planet in Six Acts
...the extended fictional debate illuminates key scientific, social and political complexities, and humanizes an issue often perceived as abstract.
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