Social Ecology after Bookchin

For close to four decades, Murray Bookchin's eco-anarchist theory of social ecology has inspired philosophers and activists working to link environmental concerns with the desire for a free and egalitarian society. New veins of social ecology are now emerging, both extending and challenging Bookchin's ideas. For this instructive book, Andrew Light has assembled leading theorists to contemplate the next steps in the development of social ecology. Topics covered include reassessing ecological ethics, combining social ecology and feminism, building decentralized communities, evaluating new technology, relating theory to activism, and improving social ecology through interaction with other left traditions.

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Comprises 11 contributions which explore the next steps in the development of social ecology after Bookchin's nearly 40 years of work linking environmental concerns with the desire for a free and egalitarian society. Topics include reassessing ecological ethics, combining social ecology and feminism, building decentralized communities, evaluating new technology, relating theory to activism, and improving social ecology through interaction with other left traditions. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Andrew Light is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies at the State University of New York at Binghamton. He has published numerous articles on environmental philosophy, political philosophy, philosophy of technology, and philosophy of film. The editor or coeditor of five books, including Environmental Pragmatism (with Eric Katz), he is also founding coeditor (with Jonathan Smith) of Philosophy and Geography and Managing Editor of the Radical Philosophy Review.