Environmental Ethics: The Big Questions

by David R. Keller (Editor)

Through a series of multidisciplinary readings, Environmental Ethics: The Big Questions contextualizes environmental ethics within the history of Western intellectual tradition and traces the development of theory since the 1970s. Includes an extended introduction that provides an historical and thematic introduction to the field of environmental ethics Features a selection of brief original essays on why to study environmental ethics by leaders in the field Contextualizes environmental ethics within the history of the Western intellectual tradition by exploring anthropocentric (human-centered) and nonanthropocentric precedents Offers an interdisciplinary approach to the field by featuring seminal work from eminent philosophers, biologists, ecologists, historians, economists, sociologists, anthropologists, nature writers, business writers, and others Designed to be used with a web-site which contains a continuously updated archive of case studies: http: //environmentalethics.info/

Genres: Philosophy, Environment, Textbooks, Nature, Nonfiction

608 pages, Hardcover

First published March 29, 2010

Reviews

[Kristi]

A decent selection of both classic and contemporary readings (most of them abridged) on the issues of environmental ethics.

[Tanyx]

OMG how is this still on here?!

This was my textbook for Environmental Ethics, so spot-on title. I strongly disagree with Descartes, even think he's evil for the things he's written about animals. There are some essays we didn't get to that I'd still like to read, esp one on Earth First.

[Hoda]

Merely skimmed the text for now, but might return to it if it becomes more relevant at a later date.