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Abstract This article explores the surprising closeness and apparent warmth of the relations between biodiversity conservation organisations and corporations. It argues that in this paradoxical engagement, conservationists are exhibiting an extreme form of pragmatism - a willingness to 'sleep with the enemy.' The article considers the implications of these arrangements using the metaphor of a Faustian Bargain, a deal with the devil to acquire power in exchange for the soul. It considers the lure to conservationists of the logics underlying collaboration in the forms of market-based neoliberal conservation and the green economy in the light of the long-standing tradition of opposition in the face of the destructive engagement between capitalism and nature. It considers the benefits of conservation of its Faustian bargain, and explores its consequences. Key Words: biodiversity conservation, neoliberal conservation

INTERPRETATION HAS BEEN AN ISSUE IN POLITICAL THEORY FOR NEARLY TWO DECADES, BUT ITS INFLUENCE FOR THE MOST PART HAS BEEN LIMITED TO PROBLEMS IN THE HISTORY OF IDEAS. IN THIS ARTICLE, WILLIAM ADAMS USES THE METHODOLOGICAL CLAIMS OF THE "NEW HISTORIANS" OF POLITICAL THOUGHT AS A POINT OF DEPARTURE TO ARGUE FOR AN INTERPRETIVE APPROACH TO CONTEMPORARY THEORY. HE CONTENDS THAT AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE TASK OF POLITICAL THEORY IS TO FASHION CRITICAL INTERPRETATIONS OF CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL CULTURE. HE CLAIMS FURTHER THAT MANY OF THE GREAT WORKS IN THE HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT PURSUE A STRATEGY OF THIS SORT AND MIGHT THEREFORE BE USEFUL AS MODELS OF POLITICAL/CULTURAL CRITICISM. ADAMS ELABORATES HIS THESIS WITH A BRIEF ANALYSIS OF PLATO'S CRITIQUE OF POETRY IN THE REPUBLIC.

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