Preservation Versus the People? : Nature, Humanity, and Political Philosophy

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Humphrey, Mathew, 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental ethics.

Environmental policy.

Nature conservation--Moral and ethical aspects.

Nature conservation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Why should any society take the decision to devote scarce resources, as a matter of public policy, to preserving natural objects? This is one of the questions considered in the field of environmental ethics, and the thinking that has taken place in this discipline has been dominated by the 'ecocentric-anthropocentric' distinction. Answers focus on either 'intrinsic values in nature', or on the human welfare benefits that will accrue from preservationist policies. These two answersare generally taken to be both mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive. Ecocentric writers believe that thei

Contents:

Contents; A Note on Terminology; Introduction; 1. The Foundations of Ecocentrism; 2. The Human Need for Nature; 3. Dichotomy and Distortion: The Mutual Misunderstandings of Social Ecology and Ecocentrism; 4. New Marx for Old? Marxism, Humanity, and Ecology; Conclusion: Framing, Irreplaceability, and the Ineliminability of Contingency; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-281-93030-X

9786611930301

0-19-152938-9

OCLC:

302358892