No single all-inclusive theory of environmental and ecological justice is required

Evidence

On the contrary, the following work makes exactly the opposite argument. The proposition here is that a more thorough definition of justice— one that encompasses the expressed concerns of environmental justice groups, the conception of justice to the nonhuman world, and the recent contributions of justice theory—can offer a broadly accessible, plural, and workable frame. I am not arguing for a single, all-inclusive, holistic theory of environmental and ecological justice; rather, the point is to expand the discourse of justice, and legitimize the use of a variety of tools and notions as they apply to various cases. Issues of inequality, recognition, participation, and the larger question of the capabilities and functioning of individuals and communities—human and nonhuman— can come together in a broad and inclusive discourse that can strengthen the explanatory (and mobilizing) power of the movements that use the language of environmental and ecological justice. — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 44

Categorization

• XREF: Sets up the plural, multi-tool justice framework the reader intends to carry across Eco-Justice, Legal Systems, and Soundscape readings as an analytic. — connects to: Ecological justice theory must pluralize into recognition and capability discourses — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 420; Ecological justice extends all four justice components to nonhuman nature — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 549; No single statistical definition of fairness can satisfy all reasonable criteria simultaneously — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law: A Definitive Look at…, 1155 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Ecological justice extends all four justice components to nonhuman nature #corroborates (0.84) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 549
• Ecological justice theory must pluralize into recognition and capability discourses #expands (0.82) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 420
• Eco-justice programs must be tailored to each community’s particular history and ecology #expands (0.80) — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education, 1835
• A shared justice vocabulary can unify environmental and ecological justice movements #complicates (0.78) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 41
• No single statistical definition of fairness can satisfy all reasonable criteria simultaneously #corroborates (0.75) — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 1155
• No constitutional grand theory can be comprehensive, certain, and complete simultaneously #corroborates (0.74) — Philip Chase Bobbitt, Reflections Inspired by My Critics, 177
• No single theory can fully explain racism and ethnocentrism. #corroborates (0.72) — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 1277