Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Eco-Republic: What the Ancients can Teach Us about Ethics, Virtue, and Sustainable Living


Melissa Lane (Princeton University). Eco-Republic: What the Ancients can Teach Us about Ethics, Virtue, and Sustainable Living (Princeton University Press, 2012).

“This is a provocative and powerful book. Lane recommends the ethical vision of Greek antiquity rather than a society of individuals following legal rules. Such a vision is, Lane argues, a sustainable one—bringing ethics, ecology, and politics together.”
—Justin Champion, University of London