Hourdequin, who has a special interest in environmental ethics, divides the volume into two roughly equal. So when we talk about environmental ethics, we hope to define certain set rules and principles that should be followed in consideration with the environment. Environmental ethics stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. Ethics is defined as a set of rules or principles that are followed by a broadly recognized race or group lawyer, writers etc. Environmental ethics and dietary choice 0 likes nonhuman primates have been crowded out of diminishing forests, hunted for food or medicine, kidnapped for the lucrative pettourist trade, and bred for science. There are several distinctive features of environmental ethics that deserve our attention. This comprehensive international book on environmental issues and ethics unites best ideas with best practices for global corporate and social responsibility. List of books and articles about environmental ethics. The journal of agricultural and environmental ethics presents articles on. A sustainable ethic is an environmental ethic by which people treat the earth as if its resources are limited. Environmental ethics, fifth edition provides shortterm however in depthranging introduction to issues with environmental ethics and primary schools of thought inside the topic. Environmental ethics is an established field of practical philosophy which reconstructs the essential types of argumentation that can be made for protecting.
This is clearly the best introductory book in environmental ethics to date. Such an ethic places limits on human activities such as uncontrolled resource use that may adversely affect the natural community. The second edition of environmental ethics combines a strong theoretical foundation with applications to some of the most pressing environmental problems. This bulletin board is an area where neighbors can post comments and concerns.
A more homocentric or shallow ecology approach focuses on the worth of the environment to people. This collection of papers is the fourth in a series of books from rushsap1, unesco bangkok offering asiapacific perspectives on ethics, each focusing on. Environmental ethics an overview sciencedirect topics. This terrific book delivers mostly on the subtitle. Environmental ethics ethics international press ltd. This book focuses on underexplored and often neglected issues in contemporary african environmental philosophy and ethics, and addresses critical issues. Almost all textbooks and anthologies on environmental ethics. According to environmental ethics, humans are part of the natural community rather than managers of it. Through a mix of classic and new essays, it discusses applied issues such as pollution, climate change, animal rights, biodiversity, and sustainability. Roughly half of the selections are original essays new to this edition. Focusing on the philosophical issues underlying this key topic, the contributions cover duties to future people, resource conservation, species and wilderness preservation, the relevance of ecology to ethics, ecofeminism, and the tension between political liberalism and environmentalism. Dieter birnbacher, heinrich heine university, dusseldorf attfield, for decades a.
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