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.