Liberal democracy -- Preferences -- Rights -- Democracy -- Equality -- Liberty -- Green political theory -- Metaphysics -- nature and the universe -- Ethics -- humans in nature -- Politics -- the shape of a green society -- Policies -- Compatibility -- The possibility of green liberalism -- Classical and sensualist liberalism -- The greening of liberalism -- The green problems of liberalism -- AIDS, women and deforestation -- Intermezzo -- On value -- Intrinsic and external value -- In the eyes of the beholder -- Substitutability -- Inclusion and exclusion -- The distribution of rights -- Spheres of rights -- The restraint principle -- The savings principle and the restraint principle -- Population policies -- Strategies of sustainability -- The idea of a sustainable population -- Procreative rights -- The attribution of procreative rights -- Alternative strategies and parameters -- Distributive solutions -- Internal justice -- 'International' justice -- Intergenerational justice -- Interspecies justice -- Dynamics and uncertainty -- Supply-side politics -- Tactics -- Green technology -- Biodiversity and policy diversity -- The shape of things to come -- Beyond sustainability -- The limits of sustainability -- Relaxing conditions, strengthening ties -- Economic liberalism -- Deliberative democracy and the last taboo
Summary
This is an agenda-setting exploration of the relationship between green politics and liberal ideology. Ecological problems provide unique challenges for liberal democracies
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-240) and index
