APP EDITORS’ NOTE: The essay below, Arran Gare’s “The Ultimate Crisis of Civilization: Why Turn to Philosophy?,” appearing here in serial form, originally appeared as ch. 1 of his recent book, The Philosophical Foundations of Ecological Civilization: A Manifesto for the Future (London/New York: Routledge, 2017), and is reproduced by permission. This is the first … [continue reading]

Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Phildialogues III. Principled-Negotiation-&-Participatory-Decision-Making IV. Kialo V. Meta-Kialo V.1 A Critique of Kialo: Eight Worries V.2 Meta-Kialo in the Narrower Sense: Critiques of Current Discussions on Kialo V.3 Meta-Kialo in the Broader Sense: Some Lessons from Teaching Introductory Ethics VI. Conclusion This final installment contains sections V.3 and VI. But … [continue reading]

Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Phildialogues III. Principled-Negotiation-&-Participatory-Decision-Making IV. Kialo V. Meta-Kialo V.1 A Critique of Kialo: Eight Worries V.2 Meta-Kialo in the Narrower Sense: Critiques of Current Discussions on Kialo V.3 Meta-Kialo in the Broader Sense: Some Lessons from Teaching Introductory Ethics VI. Conclusion This installment contains section V.2. You can also read … [continue reading]