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A world not made for us : topics in critical environmental philosophy / Keith R. Peterson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Peterson, Keith R., author.
- Series:
- SUNY series in environmental philosophy and ethics
- Suny series in environmental philosophy and ethics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Environmentalism--Philosophy.
- Environmentalism.
- Environmental ethics.
- Philosophy of nature.
- Nature--Effect of human beings on.
- Nature.
- Human ecology.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 221 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Albany : State University of New York Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- "In A World Not Made for Us, Keith R. Peterson provides a broad reassessment of the field of environmental philosophy, taking a fresh and critical look at three classical problems of environmentalism: the intrinsic value of nature, the need for an ecological worldview, and a new conception of the place of humankind in nature. Peterson makes the case that a genuinely critical environmental philosophy must adopt an ecological materialist conception of the human, a pluralistic value theory that emphasizes the need for value prioritization, and a stratified categorical ontology that affirms the basic principle of human asymmetrical dependence on more-than-human nature. Integrating environmental ethics with the latest work in political ecology, Peterson argues it is important to understanding that the world is not made for us, and that coming to terms with this fact is a condition for survival in future human and more-than-human communities of liberation and solidarity"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: pt. I Anthropocentrism and Philosophical Anthropology
- 1. Anthropocentrism, Dualism, and Models of the Human
- 2. The Unfinished Animal
- pt. II The Intrinsic Value of Nature
- 3. The Problem of Intrinsic Value and the Primacy of Priorities
- 4. Environmental Values and Vital Priorities
- 5. Political Ecology and Value Theory
- pt. III Ecological Ontology
- 6. Metascientific Stances and Dependence.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781438479590
- 143847959X
- 9781438479606
- 1438479603
- OCLC:
- 1129393995
- Publisher Number:
- 99985256329
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