The Utilitarian Stigma of Environmental Protection

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Published: Jan 11, 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/conatus.18368
Keywords:
civil environmental consciousness civil nuclear energy environmental protection policy environmental quality of life Klempicz case liberalism Marxism neonaturalism pragmatism utilitarianism
Jan R. Wawrzyniak
Adam Mickiewicz University
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3256-4367
Abstract

In this paper I want to point out the multifaceted impact of utilitarianism as well as pragmatism, applied as the unified philosophy of environmental protection. Special attention is paid to the utilitarian  aspect of Marxism, and a continuous (1988-2018), comprehensive case study from Poland – in the context of  European economic realities – serves as an example of social receptionof the utilitarian paradigm in contemporary environmental protection policy.

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Jan R. Wawrzyniak, Adam Mickiewicz University

Adam Mickiewicz University, Faculty of Modern Languages,Department of Comparative Studies in Culture & Literature     

a Full Professor in Philosophy

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