Environmental philosophy [[electronic resource] ] : from theory to practice / / Sahotra Sarkar

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910465474403321
• Autore: Sarkar Sahotra
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, West Sussex, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012
• ISBN: 1-118-12140-6; 1-283-42637-4; 9786613426376; 1-118-12139-2
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (240 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.72
• Soggetti: Environmental sciences - Philosophy; Environmental ethics; Environmentalism; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Environmental Philosophy: From Theory to Practice; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Acronyms; 1 Introduction; 2 What Is the Environment?; 3 Ethics for the Environment; 4 From Ethics to Policy; 5 Biodiversity and Conservation; 6 Environmental Restoration; 7 Sustainability; 8 Justice and Equity; 9 Where Does This Leave Us?; Glossary; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The first comprehensive treatment of environmental philosophy, going beyond ethics to address the philosophical concepts that underlie environmental thinking and policy-making todayEncompasses all of environmental philosophy, including conservation biology, restoration ecology, sustainability, environmental justice, and moreOffers the first treatment of decision theory in an environmental philosophy textExplores the conceptions of nature and ethical presuppositions that underlie contemporary environmental debates, and, moving from theory to practice, shows how decision theory t