Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-210) and index
1. Starting Points -- 2. The Antropocene -- 3. Critiquing Models of Human Being for Sustainability -- 4. Towards a Philosophy for Earth System Science -- 5. Changing Material Practices: techne and technology -- 6. A Philosophy of Social Science for Sustainability? -- 7. Culture and Sustainability: 'what has postmodernism ever done for us?' -- 8. Philosophies for Sustainability: an analytic review 9. Sustainability -- a school for freedom?
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"To increasing numbers of people, sustainability is the key challenge of the twenty-first century. In the many fields where it is a goal, persistent problems obstruct the efforts of those trying to make a difference. The task of this book is to identify the philosophical failings underlying these problems, on the basis that the ways in which we conceptualise sustainability may contribute to, or alternately undermine vital projects"--