Beyond Blood Oil - (Explorations in Contemporary Social-Political Philosophy) by Leif Wenar & Michael Blake & Aaron James (Paperback)

About the Book

Beyond Blood Oil expands on the themes and proposals laid out in Leif Wenar's previous book and engages a distinguished group of scholars to explore philosophical arguments, assessing the prospects of his practical policy proposal. The book addresses how oil resources can unde...

Book Synopsis

Beyond Blood Oil expands on the themes and proposals laid out in Leif Wenar's previous book and engages a distinguished group of scholars to explore philosophical arguments, assessing the prospects of his practical policy proposal. The book addresses how oil resources can undermine democracy and discusses moral obligations of those who consume oil.

Review Quotes

Leif Wenar's Blood Oil showed that we are complicit in the purchase of stolen goods, and that this complicity has disastrous consequences. Now, in Beyond Blood Oil, he and his interlocutors take that debate further, probing its foundations as well as its broader ramifications. This is an important book on a crucial issue.

Beyond Blood Oil is a compelling book with new insights. Clean energy is both essential for healthy global ecology and crucial to an effective response to Blood Oil.

Leif Wenar and colleagues offer an ingenious proposal for making trade in natural resources morally acceptable. This volume is engaged public philosophy at its very best.

Corruption in oil, gas, and mining is rampant across the globe. This 'must read' book goes to the core security imperatives for international action and provides vital pathways to progress.

About the Author

Leif Wenar is chair of philosophy and law at King's College London. Michael Blake is professor of philosophy, public policy, and governance at the University of Washington. Aaron James is professor of philosophy at the University of California, Irvine. Christopher Kutz is C. William Maxeiner Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley. Nazrin Mehdiyeva is an independent scholar, consultant, and specialist in energy security and geopolitics. Anna Stilz is Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Politics and the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University.