Plato's Revenge: Politics in the Age of Ecology

by William Ophuls and Patrick Ophuls

Book Overview

A provocative essay that imagines a truly ecological future based on political transformation rather than the superficialities of "sustainability."

In this provocative call for a new ecological politics, William Ophuls starts from a radical premise: "sustainability" is impossible. We are on an industrial Titanic, fueled by rapidly depleting stocks of fossil hydrocarbons. Making the deck chairs from recyclable materials and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262525283
• ISBN13: 9780262525282
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher