Rhetoric and the Environmental Dilemma -- Varieties of Environmentalism: A Genealogy -- The Rhetoric of Scientific Activism -- Scientific Ecology and the Rhetoric of Distance -- Transformations of Scientific Discourse in the News Media -- The Environmental Impact Statement and the Rhetoric of Democracy -- Rhetoric and Action in Ecotopian Discourse -- Ecological Economics and the Rhetoric of Sustainability -- The Scientific Activist and the Problem of Openness
Summary
"In this book, M. Jimmie Killingsworth and Jacqueline S. Palmer have a twofold purpose: to analyze the patterns of rhetoric used in written discourse about environmental politics and to make a practical contribution to the art of rhetorical criticism through the study of rhetoric in use. The language, professional objectivity, and research programs of scientists insulate these best-informed citizens in enclaves of specialization, limiting access to crucial information and hindering effective reformative action. Science, the authors stress, is not merely a database to rely upon but a view of the world that must be broadened in order to affect social morality. Science-based activism must arise to ensure the care and future of the environment. Killingsworth and Palmer argue that for grassroots activism to be tied to this globally conscious philosophy, a rhetoric of sustainability must be cultivated"--Publisher's description
