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Ethics and the environment : an introduction / Dale Jamieson.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Cambridge applied ethicsPublication details: Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press, 2008.Description: xi, 221 p. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 0521682843 (pbk.)
  • 9780521682848 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 179.1 JAM
Contents:
The environment as an ethical question : Nature and the environment ; Dualism and ambivalence ; Environmental problems ; Questions of scale ; Types of harm ; Causes of environmental problems ; The role of technology ; The economic perspective ; Religion and worldviews ; Ethics, aesthetics, and values -- Human morality : The nature and functions of morality ; Challenges to morality ; Amoralism ; Theism ; Relativism ; What these challenges teach us -- Meta-ethics : The structure of the field ; Realism ; Subjectivism ; The sensible center ; Intrinsic value -- Normative ethics : Moral theories ; Consequentialism ; Virtue ethics ; Kantianism ; Practical ethics -- Humans and other animals : Speciesism ; Animals and moral theory ; Using animals ; Animals and other values -- The value of nature : Biocentricism ; Ecocentrism ; Valuing reconsidered ; The plurality of values ; Conflicts and trade-offs -- Nature\'s future : Travails of the biosphere ; Questions of justice ; Visions of the future ; Conclusion.
Summary: What is the environment, and how does it figure in an ethical life? This book is an introduction to the philosophical issues involved in this important question, focussing primarily on ethics but also encompassing questions in aesthetics and political philosophy.
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What is the environment, and how does it figure in an ethical life? This book is an introduction to the philosophical issues involved in this important question, focussing primarily on ethics but also encompassing questions in aesthetics and political philosophy. Topics discussed include the environment as an ethical question, human morality, meta-ethics, normative ethics, humans and other animals, the value of nature, and nature's future. The discussion is accessible and richly illustrated with examples. The book will be valuable for students taking courses in environmental philosophy, and also for a wider audience in courses in ethics, practical ethics, and environmental studies. It will also appeal to general readers who want a reliable and sophisticated introduction to the field.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 206-215) and index.

The environment as an ethical question : Nature and the environment ; Dualism and ambivalence ; Environmental problems ; Questions of scale ; Types of harm ; Causes of environmental problems ; The role of technology ; The economic perspective ; Religion and worldviews ; Ethics, aesthetics, and values -- Human morality : The nature and functions of morality ; Challenges to morality ; Amoralism ; Theism ; Relativism ; What these challenges teach us -- Meta-ethics : The structure of the field ; Realism ; Subjectivism ; The sensible center ; Intrinsic value -- Normative ethics : Moral theories ; Consequentialism ; Virtue ethics ; Kantianism ; Practical ethics -- Humans and other animals : Speciesism ; Animals and moral theory ; Using animals ; Animals and other values -- The value of nature : Biocentricism ; Ecocentrism ; Valuing reconsidered ; The plurality of values ; Conflicts and trade-offs -- Nature\'s future : Travails of the biosphere ; Questions of justice ; Visions of the future ; Conclusion.

What is the environment, and how does it figure in an ethical life? This book is an introduction to the philosophical issues involved in this important question, focussing primarily on ethics but also encompassing questions in aesthetics and political philosophy.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface (p. ix)
  • 1 The environment as an ethical question (p. 1)
  • 1.1 Nature and the environment (p. 1)
  • 1.2 Dualism and ambivalence (p. 2)
  • 1.3 Environmental problems (p. 6)
  • 1.4 Questions of scale (p. 8)
  • 1.5 Types of harm (p. 10)
  • 1.6 Causes of environmental problems (p. 11)
  • 1.7 The role of technology (p. 12)
  • 1.8 The economic perspective (p. 14)
  • 1.9 Religion and worldviews (p. 20)
  • 1.10 Ethics, aesthetics, and values (p. 22)
  • 2 Human morality (p. 26)
  • 2.1 The nature and functions of morality (p. 26)
  • 2.2 Challenges to morality (p. 30)
  • 2.3 Amoralism (p. 31)
  • 2.4 Theism (p. 33)
  • 2.5 Relativism (p. 38)
  • 2.6 What these challenges teach us (p. 44)
  • 3 Meta-ethics (p. 46)
  • 3.1 The structure of the field (p. 46)
  • 3.2 Realism (p. 48)
  • 3.3 Subjectivism (p. 56)
  • 3.4 The sensible center (p. 62)
  • 3.5 Intrinsic value (p. 68)
  • 4 Normative ethics (p. 76)
  • 4.1 Moral theories (p. 76)
  • 4.2 Consequentialism (p. 77)
  • 4.3 Virtue ethics (p. 85)
  • 4.4 Kantianism (p. 92)
  • 4.5 Practical ethics (p. 101)
  • 5 Humans and other animals (p. 102)
  • 5.1 Speciesism (p. 102)
  • 5.2 Animals and moral theory (p. 112)
  • 5.3 Using animals (p. 120)
  • 5.4 Animals and other values (p. 142)
  • 6 The value of nature (p. 145)
  • 6.1 Biocentrism (p. 145)
  • 6.2 Ecocentrism (p. 149)
  • 6.3 Valuing reconsidered (p. 153)
  • 6.4 The plurality of values (p. 155)
  • 6.5 Conflicts and trade-offs (p. 168)
  • 7 Nature's future (p. 181)
  • 7.1 Travails of the biosphere (p. 181)
  • 7.2 Questions of justice (p. 190)
  • 7.3 Visions of the future (p. 196)
  • 7.4 Conclusion (p. 204)
  • References (p. 206)
  • Index (p. 216)

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