Environmental Ethics
The Big Questions
Format:Hardback
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Published:26th Feb '10
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This book explores environmental ethics within the context of Western intellectual history, featuring essays from various disciplines and offering insights into anthropocentric and nonanthropocentric perspectives, along with a supportive online resource.
Environmental Ethics: The Big Questions offers a comprehensive exploration of environmental ethics, situating it within the broader context of Western intellectual history. The book traces the evolution of environmental thought since the 1970s, providing readers with a rich understanding of how ethical considerations regarding the environment have developed over time.
The text begins with an extensive introduction that lays out the historical and thematic foundations of environmental ethics. It emphasizes the importance of studying this field by including original essays from leading scholars who articulate the relevance and urgency of environmental ethical considerations today. This foundational framework sets the stage for a deeper exploration of both anthropocentric (human-centered) and non-anthropocentric perspectives, allowing readers to appreciate the diverse philosophical underpinnings that inform current debates.
Moreover, Environmental Ethics adopts an interdisciplinary approach, featuring contributions from a variety of fields such as philosophy, biology, ecology, history, economics, sociology, and more. This breadth of perspectives enriches the discussion and encourages a holistic understanding of environmental issues. To further enhance the learning experience, the book is complemented by an online resource, environmentalethics.info, which provides a continually updated archive of case studies, making it a valuable tool for anyone interested in the complexities of environmental ethics.
"Overall, Environmental Ethics: the big questions is an essential text for anyone looking to get to grips with key thinkers and their contributions to this new and burgeoning domain of ethics. Whilst challenging at times, the variety of papers in terms of both inter-disciplinary and difficulty is wide, allowing readers to effectively engage irrespective of background. Further, the layout is clear and general binding and page quality high to ensure this can remain an indispensable reference text for the future." (The Guardian, 26 November 2013)
"Overall, Environmental Ethics: the big questions is an essential text for anyone looking to get to grips with key thinkers and their contributions to this new and burgeoning domain of ethics. Whilst challenging at times, the variety of papers in terms of both inter-disciplinary and difficulty is wide, allowing readers to effectively engage irrespective of background. Further, the layout is clear and general binding and page quality high to ensure this can remain an indispensable reference text for many years to come." (Economics & Philosophy, 1 November 2013)
"The major strength of the book is the fact that it evolved from a classroom course on environmental ethics. The different texts are selected, put together and introduced by an experienced teacher. As such, the selection of text has already proven successful and instructive. The editor has put an enormous amount of effort into selecting the right texts, which took him, according to the preface, over four years." (Ethical Perspectives, 2011)
ISBN: 9781405176392
Dimensions: 253mm x 197mm x 36mm
Weight: 1315g
600 pages