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Plato Tackles Climate Change
"Plato Tackles Climate Change" takes the heavy reality of climate change and the deep thinking of Plato and makes it all very readable and provocative.
It is an authoritative account, informed by the latest scientific conclusions and written in consultation with leading experts.
For readers new to Philosophy, perhaps you will be surprised about how relevant and real the writing of Plato is. For readers familiar with Plato, it will not be a surprise to find that there are new angles and depth to be opened up.
Matthew Pye is both an author and a teacher. This book offers an open door to his classroom.
It is the first book in a series, “No Common Sense”. It is written in dialogue with the strongest minds of the past, and each one brings fresh depth to our thinking about climate change.
It is an authoritative account, informed by the latest scientific conclusions and written in consultation with leading experts.
For readers new to Philosophy, perhaps you will be surprised about how relevant and real the writing of Plato is. For readers familiar with Plato, it will not be a surprise to find that there are new angles and depth to be opened up.
Matthew Pye is both an author and a teacher. This book offers an open door to his classroom.
It is the first book in a series, “No Common Sense”. It is written in dialogue with the strongest minds of the past, and each one brings fresh depth to our thinking about climate change.
334 pages, Paperback
Published September 25, 2020
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March 16, 2021
What a great idea to explore our old philosophers to find answers to solve our current most pressing contemporary problem - climate change. Matthew Pye does a wonderful job in 'Plato Tackles Climate Change' to combine history, philosophy, and contemporary affairs. He does so with vim and flair.
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The book is the perfect gift and study-book for everybody with keen philosophical interest, for those that want to study Plato, and you know what the book has lots of pages with climate data and where we are going wrong with our policies and daily behaviors. From this book you get to learn more about relevant numbers than in most books, or mainstream media. It retains a degree of granular detail on climate change that is matched by few other sources.
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What a brilliant combination of words, numbers, and visuals.
The wonderful design has a level of artistry that makes it a delight to read, to study carefully, and just to flick through the book. The handy graphs and cartoons make it easy to keep up with both the scientific reality of climate change and the heady concepts of the father of Western philosophy.
This team of Matthew Pye, the author, and Stijn van der Pol (thisissaf-dot-com) should produce a series of books like these, make get it used in school or philosophy classes.
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The message of the book is tough and rough, we have a really big problem with climate on our plate, there will be huge consequences for a lot of people around the globe, and we need to fix and strengthen our democracies to solve these, and most of all Plato says it loud and clear, change your behaviors. The outcome of the book is. one that makes me happy.
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Come on you youngsters get interested in democracy. Vote, be a candidate on any level, discuss, make sure you talk with as many people as you can, to hear others, and understand others. We need the young people to create new and better laws governing our behaviors. Old folks, step aside please, facilitate not dominate.
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The book is the perfect gift and study-book for everybody with keen philosophical interest, for those that want to study Plato, and you know what the book has lots of pages with climate data and where we are going wrong with our policies and daily behaviors. From this book you get to learn more about relevant numbers than in most books, or mainstream media. It retains a degree of granular detail on climate change that is matched by few other sources.
.
What a brilliant combination of words, numbers, and visuals.
The wonderful design has a level of artistry that makes it a delight to read, to study carefully, and just to flick through the book. The handy graphs and cartoons make it easy to keep up with both the scientific reality of climate change and the heady concepts of the father of Western philosophy.
This team of Matthew Pye, the author, and Stijn van der Pol (thisissaf-dot-com) should produce a series of books like these, make get it used in school or philosophy classes.
.
The message of the book is tough and rough, we have a really big problem with climate on our plate, there will be huge consequences for a lot of people around the globe, and we need to fix and strengthen our democracies to solve these, and most of all Plato says it loud and clear, change your behaviors. The outcome of the book is. one that makes me happy.
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Come on you youngsters get interested in democracy. Vote, be a candidate on any level, discuss, make sure you talk with as many people as you can, to hear others, and understand others. We need the young people to create new and better laws governing our behaviors. Old folks, step aside please, facilitate not dominate.
August 14, 2023
love this book :)
October 4, 2025
It's a really nice book and amazing to make people understand more abiut philosophy and Plato. Fun fact: Matthew Pye is literally my philo teacher 😋
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