Ideas of Andrew Dobson, by Theme

[British, fl. 1989, At Keele University.]

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24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 4. Changing the State / b. Devolution
The environment needs localised politics, with its care for the land
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 1. Ideology
An ideology judges things now, and offers an ideal, with a strategy for reaching it
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / g. Liberalism critique
Ecologism is often non-liberal, by claiming to know other people's best interests
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 8. Socialism
Socialism can be productive and centralised, or less productive and decentralised
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 12. Feminism
Difference feminists say women differ fundamentally from men
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 13. Green Politics
A million years is a proper unit of political time
Ecologism says growth must be reduced, and efficiency is not enough
For the environment, affluence and technology matter as much as population size
We currently value the present fourteen times more highly than the future