Philosophical, ethical and political alternatives to the environmental crisis

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/2176-6665.2000v5n2p153

Keywords:

Environmental crisis, Ethics, Politics

Abstract

The present environmental crisis is also read as a civilizatory crisis, because it questions deeply the Modernity project, its objectives, means and ethics. While science and technics played a central role in its instrumentalization, it also lead to extremely contradictory results, which makes them object of a deep revision. In this paper, we present some philosophical, ethical and political reflections on the topic, and the main alternatives in place.

Author Biography

Naína Pierri Estades, Universidade Federal do Paraná - UFPR

PhD in Environment and Development from the Universidade Federal do Paraná - UFPR. Professor at the Universidade Federal do Paraná - UFPR.

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Published

2000-11-09

How to Cite

ESTADES, Naína Pierri. Philosophical, ethical and political alternatives to the environmental crisis. Mediações - Revista de Ciências Sociais, Londrina, v. 5, n. 2, p. 153–174, 2000. DOI: 10.5433/2176-6665.2000v5n2p153. Disponível em: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/mediacoes/article/view/9165. Acesso em: 5 jul. 2024.

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