A Climate of Justice : : an Ethical Foundation for Environmentalism.
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Superior document: | Library of Public Policy and Public Administration Series ; v.16 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2021. ©2022. |
Year of Publication: | 2021 |
Edition: | 1st ed. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Library of Public Policy and Public Administration Series
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (194 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- A ˜Climate of ˜Justice: An Ethical Foundation for ˜Environmentalism
- Advance Praise for A Climate of Justice
- Preface
- References
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- About the Author
- Chapter 1: Introduction: Three Kinds of Engagement
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Developing an Interpretive Framework
- 1.3 Telling ``Telling ́́Stories
- 1.4 Empowering the Civic
- References
- Part I: The Interpretative Framework
- Chapter 2: The Earth
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 The Earth and Our Humanity
- 2.3 The Earth and the Social
- 2.3.1 Indigenous Peoples ́``Original Instructions ́́-- 2.3.2 Modern Instructions
- 2.3.3 Earth as a Living Provider
- 2.4 A Modern Dwelling
- 2.5 The Earth and the Civic
- 2.5.1 Environmental Victories
- 2.5.2 A Stable Earth or a Hothouse Earth
- 2.6 Continuing the Work
- References
- Chapter 3: Our Humanity
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 People of the Earth
- 3.3 Existing as Contemporaries
- 3.4 Neurobiology and Human Dignity
- 3.4.1 Antonio Damasioś Neurobiology
- 3.4.1.1 The Brain and the Mind
- 3.4.1.2 Three Types of Emotions
- 3.4.1.3 Damasioś Different Selves
- The Core Self
- The Autobiographical Self
- 3.4.2 The Western Individual
- 3.4.3 Daniel Siegelś Interpersonal Neurobiology
- 3.4.3.1 Mirror Neurons
- 3.4.3.2 The Primacy of Attachments
- 3.4.3.3 The Emergence of ``Myself ́́-- 3.5 Personal Dignity
- References
- Chapter 4: The Social
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Characteristics of Social Worlds
- 4.2.1 Communicative and Behavioral Patterns
- 4.2.2 Perceptions and Expectations
- 4.2.3 Guarding Moral Boundaries
- 4.3 The Social Trend of American Prosperity
- 4.4 Our Social and Biological Lives
- 4.4.1 Sex and Gender
- 4.4.2 Race and Color
- 4.4.3 Ancestry and Social Evolution
- 4.5 Experiencing the Social
- 4.5.1 Social Diversity
- 4.5.2 Social Divisions
- 4.5.3 Social Conflict.
- 4.5.4 Social Rifts
- 4.5.5 Social Amnesia
- 4.6 Social Philanthrophic Trends
- 4.6.1 A New Form of Feudalism
- 4.6.2 Unequal Wealth Distribution
- 4.6.3 The Problem with Philanthropy
- 4.7 Social Coherence
- References
- Chapter 5: The Civic
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 The Recognition of Civilian Rights
- 5.2.1 The Protection of Civilians in International Humanitarian Law
- 5.2.2 The Civilian/Military Quandary
- 5.2.3 Civilians and Veterans
- 5.2.4 The Rule of Law
- 5.3 A World of Limits
- 5.3.1 The Earthś Limitations
- 5.3.2 Human Limitations
- 5.3.3 Ernst Beckerś Heroism
- 5.3.4 Social Limits
- 5.4 Moving Toward a Climate of Justice
- References
- Part II: Telling ``Telling ́́Stories
- Chapter 6: White Compromises and American Prosperity
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Causes of the Civil War
- 6.3 The National Compromises to Allow Slavery
- 6.4 The Civil War Becomes a Freedom War
- 6.5 The First Period of Reconstruction
- 6.6 The Second Period of Reconstruction
- 6.7 The Era of ``Redemption ́́-- 6.8 Unraveling the White Compromise
- 6.9 The Tailwinds of American Prosperity
- References
- Chapter 7: Reinhold Niebuhr During the Time of the White Compromise
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Niebuhrś View of the Ambiguity of Human Existence
- 7.3 Racial Conflict During the Time of the White Compromise
- 7.3.1 The Elaine Massacre
- 7.3.2 Anti-lynching Legislation
- 7.4 Niebuhr in Detroit
- 7.5 Niebuhrś Christian Realism
- 7.6 Niebuhrś Christian ``Idealism ́́-- 7.6.1 The Southern Tenant Farmers ́Union
- 7.6.2 The Delta Cooperative Farm
- 7.7 Niebuhr on Non-violent Action
- 7.8 Niebuhr on American Power in the World
- 7.8.1 Children of Light and Children of Darkness
- 7.8.2 The Irony of American History
- 7.9 Niebuhr and Race in the 1950s
- 7.10 Niebuhrś Dualism
- 7.11 Niebuhr and the White Compromise.
- 7.12 Niebuhr and the Human Community
- 7.13 Niebuhr and American Prosperity
- References
- Chapter 8: The Sharecropperś Story and An Ethics for Environmentalism
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 The Story of the Lands of the Atlantic
- 8.2.1 The Africans ́Land
- 8.2.2 The Americans ́Land
- 8.3 The English View of Land
- 8.4 The Latin View of Land
- 8.4.1 The Common Law and Roman Legal Systems
- 8.4.2 The Social Function of Land
- 8.5 Sharecropping
- 8.5.1 Millś Evaluation of Sharecropping
- 8.5.2 Southern Sharecropping
- 8.6 Reciprocity
- 8.7 Reparations
- 8.8 Restoration
- 8.9 Getting There from Here
- References
- Part III: Empowering the Civic
- Chapter 9: Civilian Empowerment: A Theological Inquiry
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 A Theology of Civilian Empowerment
- 9.3 Western Religion and Nature
- 9.3.1 The Gods of the Earth
- 9.3.2 Good Luck or Godś Blessings
- 9.4 Gods and our Humanity
- 9.5 Gods and the Social
- 9.6 Two Views of the Flow of GODŚ Power
- 9.6.1 Paul Lehmannś Christian Ethics
- 9.6.2 Edward Hobbs ́Trinitarian Analysis
- 9.7 Civilian Power
- References
- Chapter 10: The Citizenś Role in Creating a Climate of Justice
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 The Empathy Option
- 10.2.1 Empathy and Self-Understanding
- 10.2.2 Empathy and Disagreement
- 10.3 The ``Commoners ́́Option
- 10.3.1 The Commons and Triadic Thinking
- 10.3.2 The Commons Story
- 10.3.3 Commoner or Citizen
- 10.4 The ``Ethics of Care ́́Option
- 10.5 Making Civic Connections
- References
- Chapter 11: An Invitation to Civic Dialogue
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 The Clash of Stories
- 11.2.1 Confederate and Lynching Memorials
- 11.2.2 Mount Rushmore and the Crazy Horse Memorial
- 11.3 My Invitation
- 11.4 A Caring Citizen
- 11.5 Education for White People
- 11.6 Types of Civilian Invitations.
- 11.6.1 Invitations from Future Generations
- 11.6.2 Invitation from Syrian Civilians
- 11.6.3 Invitation from Migrants at the Southern Border
- 11.6.4 Personal Invitation to Engage in Dialogue
- 11.7 Creating Conditions for Good Conversations
- 11.8 We the People
- References
- Index.