Justice & Nature: Kantian Philosophy, Environmental Policy, and the Law

by John Martin Gillroy, Robert C. Paehlke (Foreword by)

Gillroy (environmental policy and law, Bucknell U.) argues against the economic cost-benefit model prevalent in environmental policy-making and offers an alternative. His paradigm, based upon Kantian philosophy, incorporates non-market factors, including the intrinsic value of humanity and nature, into public decision making. This approach is then applied to wilderness preservation, national wildlife refuges, "NIMBY" siting dilemmas, comparative risk analysis, the Food and Drug Administration's risk regulation, and the National Environmental Policy Act. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

443 pages, Hardcover

First published August 13, 2001