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UNINA9910346667703321 |
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Ward Kate |
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Growing Apart : : Religious Reflection On The Rise of Economic inequality / / Kate Ward, Kenneth Himes |
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MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019 |
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Basel, Switzerland : , : MDPI, , 2019 |
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1 electronic resource (192 p.) |
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Many people are increasingly concerned about economic inequality within their own nations, or between wealthy nations and poor ones. But is today's vast economic inequality best addressed by appeals to ethics, by altering social structures such as taxes and laws, or some combination of the two approaches? This volume brings together leading scholars from across the disciplines who believe today's extreme economic inequality threatens human flourishing and who are determined to address it using their own disciplinary tools. The broadly interdisciplinary volume incorporates contributions from fields as varied as theology, philosophy, economics, education, social work, sociology and law. Our work together illustrates how incorporating a variety of perspectives in a conversation enriches religious and ethical reflection on a significant social ill, and how quantitative and secular fields can help offer practical solutions to contemporary ethical problems. |
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UNINA9910968602903321 |
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Energy and culture : perspectives on the power to work / / edited by Brendan Dooley |
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London : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
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1-351-94028-7 |
1-315-25651-7 |
1-351-94027-9 |
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1 online resource (279 pages) : illustrations |
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Ashgate studies in environmental policy and practice |
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DooleyBrendan Maurice <1953-> |
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Energy development - History |
Power resources - History |
Energy consumption - History |
Energy policy - History |
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First published 2006 by Ashgate Publishing. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Pt. 1. Energy and history -- Pt. 2. Energy and politics -- Pt. 3. Energy and science -- Pt. 4. Energy and lifestyle -- Pt. 5. Energy and risk -- Pt. 6. Energy and opinion. |
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How will humanity continue to meet its energy needs without destroying the conditions necessary to sustain human life on earth? The search for an answer to this question depends as much on the past as on the present; and as much on the physical sciences as on the social sciences. This book offers a truly trans-disciplinary and trans-cultural look at the problem of energy production and consumption in modern times. Discussing issues of history, politics, science, risk, lifestyle and representation, contributors demonstrate that experiences through time can provide insights into the kinds of solutions that have succeeded, as well as reasons why other solutions have failed. They also show what different countries and cultures might learn from each other, emphasizing how discoveries in one discipline have inspired new approaches in another discipline. Among many other important conclusions, the book suggests that energy transitions do not occur simply because of the exhaustion of old energy sources, and any |
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solutions to the incipient energy crisis of the 21st century will depend on people's perceptions of science, environment and risk, informed and shaped in turn by the media. |
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