Nestaiko, Marta2006-08-222006-08-2220032003http://hdl.handle.net/10012/758The concept of human nature profoundly shapes our understanding of how political and social life ought to be organised. This thesis examines the concept of human nature developed by the Green political perspective and its impact on the Green understanding of economy, society and technology. By comparing the Green and Liberal concepts of human nature (and by extension their respective conceptualisation of society, economy and technology), it is argued that the roots of present day environmental crisis could be traced to the Liberal concept of human nature and the Liberal conceptualisation of the relationship between humanity and nature.application/pdf563746 bytesapplication/pdfenCopyright: 2003, Nestaiko, Marta. All rights reserved.Political ScienceGreen political theoryLiberalismMaster Thesis