Earthcare

An Anthology in Environmental Ethics

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

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This anthology, designed for use in undergraduate courses in environmental ethics, includes new and classic readings by leading writers in the field, full-length case studies, and many short discussion cases. Introductions and discussion questions are provided for all the essays, with each chapter introduced by a summary of the issues and appropriate philosophic, historical and scientific background. Exploring ethical theory, environmental ethics, science and the environmental movement, Earthcare also offers suggestions for students on how to think about ethics and the environment. Through many worldviews, religions and philosophical perspectives, this collection grapples with environmental ethics issues from valuing nature, concerns about the atmosphere, water, land, animals, and human population as well as the interlocking and often problematic interests of business, consumption, energy and sustainability. This book also features examples of a wide variety of environmentally engaged individuals, giving students a way of seeing the connections between the material studied and what they themselves might accomplish.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2009-11-16
Mått187 x 265 x 58 mm
Vikt1 567 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor736
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780742560468

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1 Preface: The Design of This Book and How to Get the Most Out of It2 Acknowledgments3 Part I: A Philosophical and Ethical Framework for Environmental Ethics4 CHAPTER 1: Introduction5 CHAPTER 2: The worldviews of the Abrahamic religions and the environment6 CHAPTER 3: Asian, Native American, and Modern Western Worldviews and the Environment7 CHAPTER 4: Valuing Nature8 CHAPTER 5: Deep Ecology & Biocentrism9 CHAPTER 6: Ecofeminism10 CHAPTER 7: Social Ecology & Environmental Justice11 Part II: Environmental Ethics and Areas of Environmental Concern12 CHAPTER 8: Atmospheric Problems13 CHAPTER 9: Waste14 CHAPTER 10: Land Degradation15 CHAPTER 11: Water Pollution and Water Resources16 CHAPTER 12: Biodiversity17 CHAPTER 13: Animal Rights18 CHAPTER 14: Global Population Expansion19 CHAPTER 15: Sustainability, Consumption, Business and Energy20 Epilogue

This text features the important classic writings in environmental ethics vital to any effective representation of the subject, while also including a significant number of new voices, enabling students and instructors to gain a sense of the currency and liveliness of the field. Especially valuable, and setting this book apart from most textbooks in environmental ethics, are the 'In The First Person' vignettes from a range of environmental specialists, philosophers, and activists who give eloquent response to the question of why earth care matters. This text shows that environmental ethics is truly theory-in-action; as a field of study it does not merely identify salient conceptual and practical environmental problems, but strives to do something about them.