Parallax of growth : the philosophy of ecology and economy / Ole Bjerg.

Main entry:

Bjerg, Ole, 1974- author.

Title & Author:

Parallax of growth : the philosophy of ecology and economy / Ole Bjerg.

Publication:

Cambridge ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2016.
©2016

Description:

252 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-246) and index.
Introduction -- Part One: The Logy of Eco -- Chapter 1 -- Balance of Nature -- Chapter 2 -- Ecology Beyond Biology -- Part Two: The Nomy of Eco -- Chapter 3 -- How is the Economy? -- Chapter 4 -- The Market Theory of Value -- Chapter 5 -- The Fantasy of Growth without Bounds -- Part Three: 'Economy or Ecology? Yes, Please!' -- Chapter 6 -- The Need to Grow -- Chapter 7 -- The Desire to Grow -- Chapter 8 -- The Drive for Growth -- Conclusion: 'It's the Money, Stupid!' -- Bibliography -- Index.

Summary:

Parallax of Growth explores the ideas of economy and ecology and the factors that have put them on a collision course. Bjerg argues that our current mode of economic organization is characterized by an inherent 'debt drive', whereby the creation of money through the issuance of commercial bank credit has locked our economy into a vicious circle of forced growth and increasing debt. Parallax of Growth is not a catalogue of solutions to the ecological or the economic crisis. The book aims to shift the inquiry from 'what shall we do?' to 'why have we not already done it?' In order to address the challenges of our contemporary times of crisis, we need to understand how the idea of growth is deeply ingrained in the ideology as well as the organization of our society. The book aims to open the space for philosophical thinking about this important issue -- Provided by publisher.

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Inhaltsbeschreibung

ISBN:

9781509506231 (hardback)
1509506233 (hardback)
9781509506248 (pbk.)
1509506241 (pbk.)

Subject:

Ecology Philosophy.
Environmental economics.
Écologie Philosophie.
Économie de l'environnement.
43.02 philosophy of environmental science.
Wirtschaftssystem
Wirtschaftswachstum
Ökologie
Nachhaltigkeit
Umweltökonomie
Philosophie

Holdings:

Location: Library main 292657
Call No.: BIB 237036
Status: Available

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