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Understanding environmental philosophy / / Andrew Brennan & Y.S. Lo



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Autore: Brennan Andrew Visualizza persona
Titolo: Understanding environmental philosophy / / Andrew Brennan & Y.S. Lo Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2014
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (241 p.)
Disciplina: 179.1
Soggetto topico: Environmental sciences - Philosophy
Environmental monitoring
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Altri autori: LoY. S (Norva Yeuk-Sze)  
Note generali: First published 2010 by Acumen.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: the place of environmental philosophy and its basic concepts; 2. Future generations: what consideration do we owe them?; 3. Animals: are they as morally valuable as human beings?; 4. Living things: ethics for the non-human world; 5. Community: how big is our moral world?; 6. Natural things: the puzzle of what ""natural"" means, and whether humans belong to nature; 7. Foundations: can there be a secular basis for the ideas of human dignity and intrinsic value in nature?
8. Origins: political, religious and cultural diagnoses of environmental problems9. Beyond individual responsibility: governance and the affluenzic society; Questions for discussion and revision; Further reading; Bibliography; Index
Sommario/riassunto: Environmental philosophy is one of the exciting new fields of philosophy to emerge in the last forty years. ""Understanding Environmental Philosophy"" presents a comprehensive, critical analysis of contemporary philosophical approaches to current ecological concerns. Key ideas are explained, placed in their broader cultural, religious, historical, political and philosophical context, and their environmental policy implications are outlined. Central ideas and concepts about environmental value, individual wellbeing, ecological holism and the metaphysics of nature set the stage for a discussion
Titolo autorizzato: Understanding environmental philosophy  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-317-49222-6
1-317-49223-4
1-315-71153-2
1-280-11995-0
9786613523891
1-84465-448-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910457726103321
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