Environmental Ethics

Robin Attfield 지음

Polity 2014년 04월 03일 출간

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In this clear, concise, comprehensively revised and up-to-date introduction to environmental ethics, Robin Attfield guides the student through the key issues and debates in this field in ways that will also be of interest to a wide range of scholars and researchers. The book introduces environmental problems and environmental ethics and surveys theories of the sources of the problems. Attfield also puts forward his own original contribution to the debates, advocating biocentric consequentialism among theories of normative ethics and defending objectivism in meta-ethics. The possibilities of ethical consumerism and investment are discussed, and the nature and basis of responsibilities for future generations in such areas as sustainable development are given detailed consideration. Attfield adopts an inclusive, cosmopolitan perspective in discussions of global ethics and citizenship, and illustrates his argument with a discussion of global warming, mitigation, adaptation and global justice. The revised edition features a new chapter on climate change, new treatments of animal issues, ecofeminism, environmental aesthetics, invasion biology and virtue ethics, and new applications of the precautionary principle to fisheries, genetic engineering and synthetic biology. The glossary and bibliography have been updated to assist understanding of these themes. The text uses a range of devices to aid understanding, such as summaries of key issues, and guides to further reading and relevant websites. It has been written particularly with a view to the needs of students taking courses in environmental ethics, and will be of interest to students and scholars of philosophy, ethics, geography, religion and environmental studies.

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AcknowledgementsList Of AbbreviationsAuthor&'s Preface1. Environmental Problems And Humanity:Introduction: Environmental Problems And The Global EnvironmentLocal And Global Environmental ProblemsAnimal Welfarism And EnvironmentalismTheories Of ValueEnvironmental Ethics And Its NeighboursTheories Of The Genesis Of The ProblemsHuman Stewardship Of NatureBut Is Caring About The Environment Really Possible?2. Some Central Debates:Dominion And StewardshipA Recent CritiqueThe Emergence Of Environmental Ethics In The Early 1970sHolism, Anthropocentrism And Biocentrism ComparedBiocentric ConsequentialismAlternative TheoriesMeta-Ethical Debates3. Some Critiques Of Environmental Ethics:Environmental Ethics, Motivation And The Good LifeThere Is More To Ethics Than These Promising Approaches AllowThere Is More To Human Motivation TooCan Environmental Ethics Make A Difference?Can Values Contribute To Change?Does A Consequentialist Environmental Ethic Have Unacceptable Implications?Would Biocentric Consequentialism Preserve Enough Species?4. Taking The Future Seriously:The Scope And Limits Of Future-Related ResponsibilitiesSome Bases For Future-Related ResponsibilitiesSome Grounds For Restricting Future-Related ResponsibilitiesRestricting Future-Related Responsibilities By DiscountingDo Human Interests And Environmental Responsibilities Converge?Saving The Future From Environmental InjusticeRepresenting The Future In Present Decision-Making5. Sustainable Development, Population And Precaution:The Concept Of Sustainable DevelopmentDebates About Sustainable DevelopmentSustainable Development And The Debate About Sustainabili

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"Robin Attfield has always been good at bringing together the fragmented, and sometimes quarrelsome, assemblies of campaigners who (somewhat desperately) strive to protect our planet. Here he does it again, wisely pointing out how many different reasons there are for attempting this enterprise and how they can most usefully be combined ... Congratulations!"Mary Midgley"This is clearly the best introductory book in environmental ethics to date."Dieter Birnbacher, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf"Attfield, for decades a leading figure in the field, continues at the forefront with his second edition.& Here is further proof that environmental ethics is alive, well, challenging, and urgent on Earth."Holmes Rolston, III, Colorado State University

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저자(글) Robin Attfield

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Robin Attfield is Professor of Philosophy at Cardiff University.