Bruce Jennings: 4 books

Book cover of Ecological Governance

Ecological Governance

Toward a New Social Contract with the Earth

by Bruce Jennings
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016

As our economic and natural systems continue on their collision course, Bruce Jennings asks whether we have the political capacity to avoid large-scale environmental disaster. Can liberal democracy, he wonders, respond in time to ecological challenges that require dramatic changes in the way we approach...
Book cover of The Argumentative Turn in Policy Analysis and Planning
by Maarten A. Hajer, Robert Hoppe, Bruce Jennings
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2013

Public policy is made of language. Whether in written or oral form, argument is central to all parts of the policy process. As simple as this insight appears, its implications for policy analysis and planning are profound. Drawing from recent work on language and argumentation and referring to such...
Book cover of Synthetic Biology and Morality

Synthetic Biology and Morality

Artificial Life and the Bounds of Nature

by Andrew Lustig, Joachim Boldt, Mark A. Bedau
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2013

A range of views on the morality of synthetic biology and its place in public policy and political discourse. Synthetic biology, which aims to design and build organisms that serve human needs, has potential applications that range from producing biofuels to programming human behavior. The...
Book cover of Ethics, Literature, and Theory

Ethics, Literature, and Theory

An Introductory Reader

by Dudley Barlow, Orson Scott Card, Anthony Cunningham
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2005

Ethics, Literature, and Theory: An Introductory Reader brings together the work of contemporary scholars, teachers, and writers into lively discussion on the moral role of literature and the relationship between aesthetics, art, and ethics. Do the rich descriptions and narrative shapings of...
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