Bioregionalism and Global Ethics

Current trends towards globalization require cross-cultural dialogue on a "global ethic." The transactional approach to ethics developed in this book seeks to maximize ecological sustainability, social justice, and human well-being in the context of decentralized bioregional communities confederated at appropriate levels to address problems that transcend cultural borders.

List of Figures Acknowledgments Introduction and Overview of the Book Part I: A Bioregional Perspective on Global Ethics 1: Bioregionalism and the Dominant Development Paradigm 2: Cross-Cultural Dialogue on a Global Ethic Part II: A Transactional Framework for Bioregional Ethics 3: Transactionalism and Bioregional Ethics 4: The Coevolution of Nature and Society 5: The Social Construction of Nature Part III: Harmonizing Self, Society, And Nature 6: Beyond Anthropocentrism and Ecocentrism 7: Communicative Ethics and Moral Considerability 8: Cross-Cultural Dialogue on a Land Ethic Part IV: A Bioregional Paradigm for Global Ethics 9: Bioregionalism and Ecological Sustainability 10: Bioregionalism and Social Justice 11: Bioregionalism and Human Well-Being Part V: Bioregionalism in a Global Context 12: Preserving Biocultural Diversity 13: Bringing the Economy Home 14: Acting Locally, Interacting Globally Part VI: Globalism in its Place 15: Global Ethics Revisited 16: Transitions to a Bioregional "World Order" Bibliography Index