Rupert Read is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of East Anglia, UK. He is a former spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion collective, an environmental activist and a former Green Party councillor. His most recent books include Extinction Rebellion: Insights from the Inside (with Samuel Alexander) (2020), This Civilisation is Finished: Conversations on the end of Empire - and what lies beyond (2019) and A film-philosophy of ecology and enlightenment (2018). M. A. Lavery is a PhD candidate in Philosophy at the University of East Anglia, UK. He has previously published on literature and philosophy, including a recent article in The International Journal of Applied Ethics.

"Although the language of philosophy can sometimes be arcane, Rupert uses examples from everyday life to show how his subject is part of today's world."   Reviewed by Molly Scott-Cato in Greenworld,  Spring 2008

• Introduction I. Environment1. We are part of our ecosystem2. The Cost of Growth: Climate Change, Crisis and Chaos3. If you are anti-war, you should be pro-animal rights II. Religion4. Religion Without Belief5. Which is worse: Death or Dying?6. (How) Is Forgiveness Possible? III. Politics7. How I learned to love Noam Chomsky8. Rings, Power, Fear and Politics IV. Art9. Eliot for Art's Sake ConclusionSuggestions for Further ReadingBibliography

Rupert Read is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of East Anglia, UK. He is a former spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion collective, an environmental activist and a former Green Party councillor. His most recent books include Extinction Rebellion: Insights from the Inside (with Samuel Alexander) (2020), This Civilisation is Finished: Conversations on the end of Empire - and what lies beyond (2019) and A film-philosophy of ecology and enlightenment (2018). M. A. Lavery is a PhD candidate in Philosophy at the University of East Anglia, UK. He has previously published on literature and philosophy, including a recent article in The International Journal of Applied Ethics.

"Although the language of philosophy can sometimes be arcane, Rupert uses examples from everyday life to show how his subject is part of today's world."   Reviewed by Molly Scott-Cato in Greenworld,  Spring 2008

• Introduction I. Environment1. We are part of our ecosystem2. The Cost of Growth: Climate Change, Crisis and Chaos3. If you are anti-war, you should be pro-animal rights II. Religion4. Religion Without Belief5. Which is worse: Death or Dying?6. (How) Is Forgiveness Possible? III. Politics7. How I learned to love Noam Chomsky8. Rings, Power, Fear and Politics IV. Art9. Eliot for Art's Sake ConclusionSuggestions for Further ReadingBibliography

Rupert Read is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of East Anglia, UK. He is a former spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion collective, an environmental activist and a former Green Party councillor. His most recent books include Extinction Rebellion: Insights from the Inside (with Samuel Alexander) (2020), This Civilisation is Finished: Conversations on the end of Empire - and what lies beyond (2019) and A film-philosophy of ecology and enlightenment (2018). M. A. Lavery is a PhD candidate in Philosophy at the University of East Anglia, UK. He has previously published on literature and philosophy, including a recent article in The International Journal of Applied Ethics.

"Although the language of philosophy can sometimes be arcane, Rupert uses examples from everyday life to show how his subject is part of today's world."   Reviewed by Molly Scott-Cato in Greenworld,  Spring 2008

• Introduction I. Environment1. We are part of our ecosystem2. The Cost of Growth: Climate Change, Crisis and Chaos3. If you are anti-war, you should be pro-animal rights II. Religion4. Religion Without Belief5. Which is worse: Death or Dying?6. (How) Is Forgiveness Possible? III. Politics7. How I learned to love Noam Chomsky8. Rings, Power, Fear and Politics IV. Art9. Eliot for Art's Sake ConclusionSuggestions for Further ReadingBibliography