LUCY SARGISSON – REVIEW ON A DEMOCRACY OF ALL NATURE: TAKING A UTOPIAN APPROACH CHALLENGE THE STATUS QUO Lucy Sargisson begins the report by arguing that there are
limitations towards developing a utopian approach to nature;
it cannot equip us with all the answers or produce blueprints
for a perfect world. However, if faced with that challenge, then
Sargisson’s approach to the ideal society is a design which
can “shift the parameters of what is conceivable”29 whilst considering a “vision of environmental sustainability”30.
Sargisson attempts to consider the possible appear-
ance of a ‘democracy for nature’ by engaging in a utopian perspective. Some critics may consider this concept useless
when we should be focusing on rebuilding our current flawed planet31 instead. However, Sargisson disagrees and argues
that reasoning in utopian ways and observing latest utopian 27
