John Dewey and environmental philosophy / Hugh P. McDonald.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McDonald, H. P. (Hugh P.)

Series:

SUNY series in environmental philosophy and ethics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pragmatism.

Environmental sciences--Philosophy.

Environmental sciences.

Environmental ethics.

Dewey, John, 1859-1952.

Dewey, John.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Hugh P. McDonald's John Dewey and Environmental Philosophy breaks new ground by applying Dewey's insights to a new approach to philosophy of the environment; the concern for the rights of animals; the preservation of rare species, habitats, and landscapes; and the health of the whole ecology. The book summarizes much of the current literature on environmental ethics, concentrating on the writings of major figures in the movement: Tom Regan, J. Baird Callicott, Holmes Rolston, and Bryan Norton. The heart of the book consists of a detailed analysis of Dewey's ethics, his theory of intrinsic value, and his holistic approach to moral justification. Arguing against the idea that Dewey's philosophy is anthropocentric, McDonald makes a strong case that using Dewey's philosophy will result in a superior framework for environmental ethics.

Contents:

Intro

JOHN DEWEY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHY

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

PREFACE

1. ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS AND INTRINSIC VALUE

PROLOGUE TO CHAPTER 2. The Setting of the Problem of Pragmatism and the Environment: The Critique of Pragmatism as an Environmental Ethics in Taylor, Bowers, Katz, and Weston

2. DEWEY'S NATURALISM

3. DEWEY'S INSTRUMENTALISM

4. DEWEY'S (MORAL) HOLISM

5. DEWEY'S ETHICS AS A BASIS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

Epilogue. PRAGMATISM AND ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS

NOTES

Preface

Chapter One

Prologue to Chapter Two

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Epilogue

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

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Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-214) and index.

ISBN:

9780791486214

0791486214

9781423739258

1423739256

OCLC:

62757564