Issues in sustainability

Read Jedediah Purdy’s opening debate statement “The New Nature” (http://bostonreview.net/forum/jedediah-purdy-new-n…) and examine the responses to his piece, paying particular attention to the writers’ uses of critical reasoning and the ways in which they take the conversation in new directions.

You will then choose one of the Boston Review Forum case studies as a response piece and, in a 6-7 page essay, respond to the following prompt:

What new concepts or set of facts could you bring to this conversation that would open up a new perspective on the issue?

Sample Solution