Environmental Ethics from the Periphery: José Lutzenberger and the Philosophical Analysis of an Unecological Economics
Description:
This dissertation provides a philosophical analysis about the influence colonialism had over capitalism's current configuration and how their intricate interplay impacts both the social and the ecological spheres, in both central and peripheral countries. Such analysis draws from the work of José Lutzenberger, a Brazilian environmentalist. The current capitalist economic system tends to disregard the environment, since it would be greatly affected by negative externalities. A negative externali…
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Date:
August 2016
Creator:
Valenti Possamai, Fabio
Partner:
UNT Libraries