Earth Summit Ethics

J. Baird Callicott is Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Texas and the University of Wisconsin—Stevens Point. Among his many books are In Defense of the Land Ethic: Essays in Environmental Philosophy and (with Roger T. Ames) Nature in Asian Traditions of Thought: Essays in Environmental Philosophy, both published by SUNY Press. Fernando J. R. da Rochais Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil.

• Preface Introduction to SUNY Series in Constructive Postmodern Thought Chapter 1 Introduction: Ethics, University, and EnvironmentJ. BAIRD CALLICOTT AND FERNANDO J. R. DA ROCHAChapter 2 Science, Technology, Economics, Ethics, and EnvironmentJOSÉ LUTZENBERGERChapter 3 The Ethics of Dialogue and the Environment: Solidarity as a Foundation for Environmental EthicsNICHOLÁ M. SOSAChapter 4 What Can Universities and Professional Schools Do to Save the Environment?PETER MADSENChapter 5 Incontinence, Self-Deception, Shallow Analysis, Myth-making, and Economic Rationality: Their Bearing on Environmental PolicyANDREW BRENNANChapter 6 Ethics, Politics, Science, and the Environment: Concerning the Natural ContractCATHERINE LARRÈREChapter 7 Benevolent Smbiosis: The Philosophy of Conservation ReconstructedJ. BAIRD CALLICOTChapter 8 Earth Ethics: A Challenge to Liberal EducationHOLMES ROLSTON, IIIChapter 9 Afterword: University Education in Sustainable Development and Environmental ProtectionJOHN LEMONSAppendix: The Porto Alegre Declaration Selected Bibliography Notes on Contributors and Centers Index FERNANDO J. R. DA ROCHA

"With scientists laying the genetic basis for a re-emergent sociobiology and others promoting the globalization of artificial intelligence, it is a welcome relief to read this collection of essays by some of the most prominent environmental philosophers. Representing Atlantic Rim countries, these philosophers address the conceptual and moral double binds that characterize modernity's relationship to the environment. Their essays not only represent powerful critiques but also equally important guidelines for a constructivist approach to the cultural transitions now being dictated by the environmental crisis." —C. A. Bowers, author of Educating for an Ecologically Sustainable Culture"What I like most about this book is the diversity of positions on the issue of Earth ethics. The emphases of the articles are philosophical and ethical, but the discussions are not overspecialized or overly technical. The diversity of approaches is challenging but consistent with the 'postmodern' theme set in the title and introduction. The tension between some of the articles is engaging and representative of real creative tensions in the community of environmental concern." — John Grim, Bucknell University