The ethics of nature and the nature of ethics / edited by Gary Keogh.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Keogh, Gary, 1987- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy of nature.

Ethics.

Human ecology.

Environmental ethics.

Physical Description:

xii, 154 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2017]

Summary:

The Ethics of Nature and the Nature of Ethics explores questions emerging from considering the relationship between nature and ethics through philosophical, theological, ethical, and environmental lenses. It examines the nature (understood as essence or character) of ethics itself and whether nature (understood as natural world) has an embedded moral code, as well as how particular ethical/theological worldviews influence our treatment of nature. Is there an abstract, objective moral code in nature? If so, how do we gain access to this code of ethics? Is it only accessible through revelation, as in some religious traditions, or is this code of ethics more generally accessible to humanity? Indeed, does such an objective notion of ethics exist; could it be that ethics are a natural and subjective development? Is ethics a feature of nature, or have we invented it? There is no consensus on these questions, as they at times divide and unite the contributors to this volume and the bodies of scholarly work with which they engage. This book offers breadth of range of theoretical, cultural, philosophical, and theological frameworks, which it balances with chapters providing an in-depth treatment of particular lenses, for example, the work of Hegel or the work of Gordon Kauffman. Through philosophical and theological investigation, these chapters deepen and problematize the scientific and pragmatic discourses on nature, offering scholars solid resources to engage with some of the most pressing issues of our time in light of ongoing climate change debate. Book jacket.

Contents:

I The Nature of Ethics

1 Aristotelian Virtue and the Freudian Challenge to Second Nature / Isabel Kaeslin Kaeslin, Isabel 3

2 The Moral Tragedy of the Biological Imperative: What Nietzsche Can and Cannot Teach Us about the Evolution of Morality / Scott M. James James, Scott M., Matthew C. Eshleman Eshleman, Matthew C. 21

3 On the Relevance of Evolutionary Biology to Ethical Naturalism / Parisa Moosavi Moosavi, Parisa 37

4 A Gift or a Given?: On the Role of Life in Løgstrup's Ethics / Robert Stern Stern, Robert 53

5 Varieties of Naturalism: From Foot's "Natural Goodness" to Murdoch's Non-Dogmatic Naturalism / Maria Silvia Vaccarezza Vaccarezza, Maria Silvia 71

II The Ethics of Nature

6 Un/natural Creation(s): Posthumanism, Biotechnology, and Exploring the (Place in) Nature of Humans and Artificial Life / Scott Midson Midson, Scott 87

7 An Ethics of Fidelity: Luther, Hauerwas, and Environmental Activism / Benjamin J. Wood Wood, Benjamin J. 103

8 The Ethics of Atmosfear: Communicating the Effects of Climate Change on Extreme Weather / Vladimir Jankovic Jankovic, Vladimir, David M. Schulfz Schulfz, David M. 121

9 Hegel, Nature, and Ethics / Alison Stone Stone, Alison 133.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Ethics of nature and the nature of ethics.

ISBN:

9781498544344

1498544347

OCLC:

991401125