Dominique Bourg

thumb|Dominique Bourg, in 2019. Dominique Bourg (born 11 August 1953) is a French philosopher, professor at the University of Lausanne (Switzerland) and specialist of ecological thinking. Quotes For modern philosophers, the government’s function is rather to contribute to the maximisation of individual interests and facilitate trade between nations. [...] Today, however, in a world of finite resources, where human activity threatens the ecological equilibrium, this conception is obsolete… "For an Ecological Democracy", Green European Journal, 2014. [...] the nation’s present and future well-being is now threatened by human control over the biosphere including its underlying mechanisms. As a result, a new challenge begets the state’s responsibility: anticipating and preventing future and irreversible degradations, even if it implies severe constraints to the present. "For an Ecological Democracy", Green European Journal, 2014. External links Category:Philosophers from France Category:1953 births Category:Living people