Environmental ethics : an anthology / edited by Andrew Light and Holmes Rolston III.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Light, Andrew, 1966-

Rolston, Holmes, 1932-2025.

Series:

Blackwell philosophy anthologies ; 19.

Blackwell philosophy anthologies ; 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental ethics.

Physical Description:

x, 554 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2003.

Summary:

Environmental Ethics: An Anthology brings together seminal writings on the central questions in environmental ethics. The book comprises both classic and cutting-edge essays that have formed contemporary environmental ethics, ranging from the welfare of animals versus ecosystems to theories of the intrinsic value of nature. The volume also discusses alternatives to traditional environmental ethics, including deep ecology, ecofeminism, and environmental pragmatism; and presents important works on particular environmental issues, such as wilderness preservation and global climate change. Additional editorial material provides a helpful overview of the field and points to new directions and controversies shaping the relationship between humans and nature into the future. Specifically designed for course use, Environmental Ethics: An Anthology provides an excellent introduction, at once accessible and thorough, to this increasingly important and urgent area of study.

Contents:

Introduction: Ethics and Environmental Ethics / Andrew Light, Holmes Rolston III 1

Part I What is Environmental Ethics? 13

1 An Overview of Environmental Ethics / Clare Palmer 15

2 The Land Ethic / Aldo Leopold 38

3 Is There a Need for a New, an Environmental, Ethic? / Richard Sylvan (Routley) 47

Part II Who Counts in Environmental Ethics - Animals? Plants? Ecosystems? 53

4 Not for Humans Only: The Place of Nonhumans in Environmental Issues / Peter Singer 55

5 Animal Rights: What's in a Name? with a brief extract from The Case for Animal Rights / Tom Regan 65

6 The Ethics of Respect for Nature / Paul W. Taylor 74

7 Is There a Place for Animals in the Moral Consideration of Nature? / Eric Katz 85

8 Can Animal Rights Activists Be Environmentalists? / Gary E. Varner 95

9 Against the Moral Considerability of Ecosystems / Harley Cahen 114

Part III Is Nature Intrinsically Valuable? 129

10 The Varieties of Intrinsic Value / John O'Neill 131

11 Value in Nature and the Nature of Value / Holmes Rolston III 143

12 The Source and Locus of Intrinsic Value: A Reexamination / Keekok Lee 154

13 Environmental Ethics and Weak Anthropocentrism / Bryan G. Norton 163

14 Weak Anthropocentric Intrinsic Value / Eugene Hargrove 175

Part IV Is There One Environmental Ethic? Monism versus Pluralism 191

15 Moral Pluralism and the Course of Environmental Ethics / Christopher D. Stone 193

16 The Case against Moral Pluralism / J. Baird Callicott 203

17 Minimal, Moderate, and Extreme Moral Pluralism / Peter S. Wenz 220

18 The Case for a Practical Pluralism / Andrew Light 229

Part V Reframing Environmental Ethics: What Alternatives Exist? 249

Deep Ecology 251

19 Deep Ecology: A New Philosophy of our Time? / Warwick Fox 252

20 The Deep Ecological Movement: Some Philosophical Aspects / Arne Naess 262

Ecofeminism 275

21 Ecofeminism: Toward Global Justice and Planetary Health / Greta Gaard, Lori Gruen 276

22 Ecological Feminism and Ecosystem Ecology / Karen J. Warren, Jim Cheney 294

Environmental Pragmatism 306

23 Beyond Intrinsic Value: Pragmatism in Environmental Ethics / Anthony Weston 307

24 Pragmatism in Environmental Ethics: Democracy, Pluralism, and the Management of Nature / Ben A. Minteer, Robert E. Manning 319

Part VI Focusing on Central Issues: Sustaining, Restoring, Preserving Nature 331

Is Sustainability Possible? 333

25 The Ethics of Sustainable Resources / Donald Scherer 334

26 Toward a Just and Sustainable Economic Order / John B. Cobb, Jr. 359

27 Ethics, Public Policy, and Global Warming / Dale Jamieson 371

Can and Ought We Restore Nature? 380

28 Faking Nature / Robert Elliot 381

29 The Big Lie: Human Restoration of Nature / Eric Katz 381

30 Ecological Restoration and the Culture of Nature: A Pragmatic Perspective / Andrew Light 398

Should We Preserve Wilderness? 412

31 An Amalgamation of Wilderness Preservation Arguments / Michael P. Nelson 413

32 A Critique of and an Alternative to the Wilderness Idea / J. Baird Callicott 437

33 Wilderness Now More Than Ever: A Response to Callicott / Reed F. Noss 444

Part VII What on Earth Do We Want? Human Social Issues and Environmental Values 449

34 Feeding People versus Saving Nature? / Holmes Rolston III 451

35 Saving Nature, Feeding People, and Ethics / Robin Attfield 463

36 Integrating Environmentalism and Human Rights / James W. Nickel, Eduardo Viola 472

37 Environmental Justice: An Environmental Civil Rights Value Acceptable to All World Views / Troy W. Hartley 478

38 Sustainability and Intergenerational Justice / Brian Barry 487

39 Democracy and Sense of Place Values in Environmental Policy / Bryan G. Norton, Bruce Hannon 500

40 Environmental Awareness and Liberal Education / Andrew Brennan 516.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0631222936

0631222944

OCLC:

49513588