Single Idea 23430

[catalogued under 24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 13. Green Politics]

Full Idea

We must acknowledge that a million years is a proper unit of political time.

Gist of Idea

A million years is a proper unit of political time

Source

Andrew Dobson (Environmental Politics: very short intro [2016], 5)

Book Reference

Dobson,Andrew: 'Environmental Politics: Very Short Intro' [OUP 2016], p.107


A Reaction

[He cites Colin Tudge] Such thinking is almost impossible, but owners of large aristocratic estates seem to have thought in centuries, because they were confident of continuity. The more we identify with all of humanity, the more this is possible.