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Chapter 1: Courage and wisdom in a burning world
Chapter 2: Beyond denial and despair: Honesty and action on the climate change front line
Chapter 3: Remembering magnificence: The power of collective action and the beauty ofthe Earth
Chapter 4: Caring for country: Indigenous and First Nations learning about survival, resilience and resistance
Chapter 5: Cooling the fevered city: Reason and hubris in Greek and Enlightenmentphilosophy
Chapter 6: Sisyphus in flames: Critical theory, modernity and power
Chapter 7: Mercy to all beings: Christian, Jewish and Islamic learning about thankfulness, love and care
Chapter 8: All things pass: Buddhist, Taoist and Confucian learning about suffering, impermanence and compassion
Chapter 9: Living ecologically: Understanding and respecting complexity andinterdependence
Chapter 10: How the light gets in: Imagination and action in the long emergency
Chapter 11: Courage under fire: The 2050 Zero-Carbon World Oration
Chapter 12: The roar of the ocean: Concluding thoughts and questions
Author: John Wiseman
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 08/16/2021
Pages: 278
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.66d
ISBN13: 9783030707422
ISBN10: 3030707423
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Public Policy | Environmental Policy
- Social Science | Sociology | General
- Science | Earth Sciences | Geography
Chapter 2: Beyond denial and despair: Honesty and action on the climate change front line
Chapter 3: Remembering magnificence: The power of collective action and the beauty ofthe Earth
Chapter 4: Caring for country: Indigenous and First Nations learning about survival, resilience and resistance
Chapter 5: Cooling the fevered city: Reason and hubris in Greek and Enlightenmentphilosophy
Chapter 6: Sisyphus in flames: Critical theory, modernity and power
Chapter 7: Mercy to all beings: Christian, Jewish and Islamic learning about thankfulness, love and care
Chapter 8: All things pass: Buddhist, Taoist and Confucian learning about suffering, impermanence and compassion
Chapter 9: Living ecologically: Understanding and respecting complexity andinterdependence
Chapter 10: How the light gets in: Imagination and action in the long emergency
Chapter 11: Courage under fire: The 2050 Zero-Carbon World Oration
Chapter 12: The roar of the ocean: Concluding thoughts and questions
Author: John Wiseman
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 08/16/2021
Pages: 278
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.66d
ISBN13: 9783030707422
ISBN10: 3030707423
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Public Policy | Environmental Policy
- Social Science | Sociology | General
- Science | Earth Sciences | Geography
About the Author
John Wiseman is a research fellow at the Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute and the Climate and Energy College, University of Melbourne, Australia. His current research and policy work focuses on strategies for restoring a safe climate and accelerating the transition to a just and resilient zero-carbon society.