{"product_id":"9780253109248","title":"Skeptical Environmentalism: The Limits of Philosophy and Science","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Skeptical Environmentalism, Robert Kirkman raises doubts about the\u003cbr\u003e speculative tendencies elaborated in environmental ethics, deep ecology, social\u003cbr\u003e ecology, postmodern ecology, ecofeminism, and environmental pragmatism. Drawing on\u003cbr\u003e skeptical principles introduced by David Hume, Kirkman takes issue with key tenets\u003cbr\u003e of speculative environmentalism, namely that the natural world is fundamentally\u003cbr\u003e relational, that humans have a moral obligation to protect the order of nature, and\u003cbr\u003e that understanding the relationship between nature and humankind holds the key to\u003cbr\u003e solving the environmental crisis. Engaging the work of Kant, Hegel, Descartes,\u003cbr\u003e Rousseau, and Heidegger, among others, Kirkman reveals the relational worldview as\u003cbr\u003e an unreliable basis for knowledge and truth claims, and, more dangerously, as\u003cbr\u003e harmful to the intellectual sources from which it takes inspiration. Exploring such\u003cbr\u003e themes as the way knowledge about nature is formulated, what characterizes an\u003cbr\u003e ecological worldview, how environmental worldviews become established, and how we\u003cbr\u003e find our place in nature, Skeptical Environmentalism advocates a shift away from the\u003cbr\u003e philosopher's privileged position as truth seeker toward a more practical thinking\u003cbr\u003e that balances conflicts between values and worldviews.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47101374071024,"sku":"9780253109248","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780253109248","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}