Ecology, ethics, and hope / / edited by Andrew T. Brei |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Rowman & Littlefield International, , [2016] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (177 p.) |
Disciplina | 179/.1 |
Soggetto topico |
Hope
Global environmental change Environmental ethics Climatic changes - Moral and ethical aspects |
ISBN | 1-78348-551-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Introduction; Part I: Hope and Despair; 1 The Need to Talk About Despair; 2 Hope and Pressure; Part II: Hope and Moral Judgements; 3 Playing a Requiem on the Titanic; 4 Hope, Self-Transcendence and Environmental Ethics; 5 Optimizing Hope; 6 Hope, Self-Transcendence and Biocentrism; Part III: Hope and Virtue; 7 Hope in the Age of the Anthropocene; 8 Have Hope, Not Too Much, Mostly for Plants; Part IV: Hope and Motivation; 9 To a Future Without Hope; 10 Singing Hope's Praises; Bibliography; Index; About the Contributors |
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New York : , : Rowman & Littlefield International, , [2016] | ||
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The Environment in question : ethics and global issues / / edited by David E. Cooper and Joy A. Palmer |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1992 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (270 p.) |
Disciplina |
179/.1
1791 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
CooperDavid E <1942-> (David Edward)
PalmerJoy <1951-> |
Soggetto topico |
Environmental ethics
Environmental protection |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-134-94392-X
1-280-15097-1 0-203-98442-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Notes on contributors; Editors' preface; 1 What do we owe future generations?; 2 The problem of absolute poverty: What are our moral obligations to the destitute?; 3 Towards a more humane view of the beasts?; 4 The ethics of tourism; 5 The dumping of radioactive waste in the deep ocean: Scientific advice and ideological persuasion; 6 The ocean environment: Marine development, problems and pollution; 7 Destruction of the rain forests: Principles or practices?; 8 Environment and water resources in the arid zone
9 Air pollution—with special reference to acid rain, the greenhouse effect and ozone layer depletion10 Challenges in environmental ethics; 11 Responsibility, ethics and nature; 12 The idea of environment; 13 Towards a sustainable future; 14 Recovering the real meaning of sustainability; 15 Technological risk: A budget of distinctions; 16 Thinking, believing and persuading: Some issues for environmental activists; 17 Rethinking resour |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1992 | ||
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The Environment in question : ethics and global issues / / editors, David E. Cooper, Joy A. Palmer |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1992 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (270 pages) |
Disciplina |
179/.1
1791 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
CooperDavid E <1942-> (David Edward)
PalmerJoy <1951-> |
Soggetto topico |
Environmental ethics
Environmental protection |
ISBN |
1-134-94391-1
1-134-94392-X 1-280-15097-1 0-203-98442-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Notes on contributors; Editors' preface; 1 What do we owe future generations?; 2 The problem of absolute poverty: What are our moral obligations to the destitute?; 3 Towards a more humane view of the beasts?; 4 The ethics of tourism; 5 The dumping of radioactive waste in the deep ocean: Scientific advice and ideological persuasion; 6 The ocean environment: Marine development, problems and pollution; 7 Destruction of the rain forests: Principles or practices?; 8 Environment and water resources in the arid zone
9 Air pollution—with special reference to acid rain, the greenhouse effect and ozone layer depletion 10 Challenges in environmental ethics; 11 Responsibility, ethics and nature; 12 The idea of environment; 13 Towards a sustainable future; 14 Recovering the real meaning of sustainability; 15 Technological risk: A budget of distinctions; 16 Thinking, believing and persuading: Some issues for environmental activists; 17 Rethinking resour |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784693103321 |
London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1992 | ||
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The Environment in question : ethics and global issues / / editors, David E. Cooper, Joy A. Palmer |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1992 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (270 pages) |
Disciplina |
179/.1
1791 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
CooperDavid E <1942-> (David Edward)
PalmerJoy <1951-> |
Soggetto topico |
Environmental ethics
Environmental protection |
ISBN |
1-134-94391-1
1-134-94392-X 1-280-15097-1 0-203-98442-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Notes on contributors; Editors' preface; 1 What do we owe future generations?; 2 The problem of absolute poverty: What are our moral obligations to the destitute?; 3 Towards a more humane view of the beasts?; 4 The ethics of tourism; 5 The dumping of radioactive waste in the deep ocean: Scientific advice and ideological persuasion; 6 The ocean environment: Marine development, problems and pollution; 7 Destruction of the rain forests: Principles or practices?; 8 Environment and water resources in the arid zone
9 Air pollution—with special reference to acid rain, the greenhouse effect and ozone layer depletion 10 Challenges in environmental ethics; 11 Responsibility, ethics and nature; 12 The idea of environment; 13 Towards a sustainable future; 14 Recovering the real meaning of sustainability; 15 Technological risk: A budget of distinctions; 16 Thinking, believing and persuading: Some issues for environmental activists; 17 Rethinking resour |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1992 | ||
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Environment, Political Representation and the Challenge of Rights : Speaking for Nature / / by Mihnea Tanasescu |
Autore | Tanasescu Mihnea |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (210 p.) |
Disciplina | 179/.1 |
Soggetto topico |
Environmental policy
Political philosophy Social sciences—Philosophy Sustainable development Environmental sciences—Philosophy Environmental law Environmental Politics Political Philosophy Social Philosophy Sustainable Development Environmental Philosophy Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice |
ISBN | 1-137-53895-3 |
Classificazione | LAW034000POL010000POL044000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction: Voicing -- 1. Representation : Structure and Meaning -- 2. The Anatomy of Rights -- 3. Animals, Nature, Persons -- 4. The Rights of Nature in Ecuador -- 5. Local, National, and International Rights of Nature -- 6. Speaking for Nature -- 7. Implications and Provocations. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910254117103321 |
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London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016 | ||
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Environmental ethics [[electronic resource]] / edited by Michael Boylan |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (418 p.) |
Disciplina | 179/.1 |
Altri autori (Persone) | BoylanMichael <1952-> |
Soggetto topico | Environmental ethics |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-118-65801-9
1-118-65804-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Environmental Ethics; Copyright; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Preface to the Second Edition; Source Credits; Part I Theoretical Background; 1 Ethical Reasoning; Case 1: Social/Political Ethics; Case 2: Environmental Ethics; 2 The Self in Context A Grounding for Environmentalism : A Grounding For Environmentalism; Evaluating a Case Study: Developing a Practical Ethical Viewpoint; 3 Worldview Arguments for Environmentalism; A. The Land Ethic and Deep Ecology; The Land Ethic; The Shallow and the Deep, Long-Range Ecology Movement: A Summary; What Is Social Ecology?
B. Eco-Feminism and Social JusticeEcofeminism and Feminist Theory; The Power and the Promise of Ecological Feminism; Patently Wrong: The Commercialization of Life Forms; C. Aesthetics; Aesthetics and the Value of Nature; Worldview and the Value-Duty Link to Environmental Ethics; Evaluating a Case Study: Finding the Conflicts; 4 Anthropocentric versus Biocentric Justifications; A. Anthropocentric Justifications; Human Rights and Future Generations; Environmental Values, Anthropocentrism and Speciesism; B. Biocentric Justifications Environmental Ethics: Values in and Duties to the Natural WorldRespect for Nature: A Theory of Environmental Ethics; C. Searching the Middle; Reconciling Anthropocentric and Nonanthropocentric Environmental Ethics; On the Reconciliation of Anthropocentric and Nonanthropocentric Environmental Ethics; Reconciliation Reaffirmed: A Reply to Steverson; Evaluating a Case Study: Assessing Embedded Levels; Part II Applied Environmental Problems; 5 Pollution and Climate Change; A. Air and Water Pollution; Blue Water; Polluting and Unpolluting; Moral Valuation of Environmental Goods; B. Climate Change Does a Failure in Global Leadership Mean It's All Over?: Climate, Population, and ProgressCollective Responsibility and Climate Change; Evaluating a Case Study: Applying Ethical Issues; 6 Animal Rights; All Animals Are Equal; The Radical Egalitarian Case for Animal Rights; A Critique of Regan's Animal Rights Theory; Mary Anne Warren and "Duties to Animals"; Against Zoos; Evaluating a Case Study: Structuring the Essay; 7 Sustainability; A. Sustainability: What It Is and How It Works; Defining Sustainability Ethics A Perfect Moral Storm: Climate Change, Intergenerational Ethics, and the Problem of Moral CorruptionSustainability and Adaptation: Environmental Values and the Future; B. Sustainability and Development; 'Sustainable Development': Is It a Useful Concept?; On Wilfred Beckerman ' s Critique of Sustainable Development; Evaluating a Case Study: Cases on Sustainability; Further Reading |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463795703321 |
Chichester, England, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2014 | ||
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Environmental ethics [[electronic resource]] / edited by Michael Boylan |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 400 p.) |
Disciplina | 179/.1 |
Altri autori (Persone) | BoylanMichael <1952-> |
Soggetto topico | Environmental ethics |
ISBN |
1118658043
9781118658048 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796087603321 |
Chichester, England, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2014 | ||
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Environmental ethics / / edited by Michael Boylan |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 400 p.) |
Disciplina | 179/.1 |
Altri autori (Persone) | BoylanMichael <1952-> |
Soggetto topico | Environmental ethics |
ISBN |
1118658043
9781118658048 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Environmental Ethics -- Copyright -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Source Credits -- Part I Theoretical Background -- 1 Ethical Reasoning -- Case 1: Social/Political Ethics -- Case 2: Environmental Ethics -- 2 The Self in Context A Grounding for Environmentalism : A Grounding For Environmentalism -- Evaluating a Case Study: Developing a Practical Ethical Viewpoint -- 3 Worldview Arguments for Environmentalism -- A. The Land Ethic and Deep Ecology -- The Land Ethic -- The Shallow and the Deep, Long-Range Ecology Movement: A Summary -- What Is Social Ecology? -- B. Eco-Feminism and Social Justice -- Ecofeminism and Feminist Theory -- The Power and the Promise of Ecological Feminism -- Patently Wrong: The Commercialization of Life Forms -- C. Aesthetics -- Aesthetics and the Value of Nature -- Worldview and the Value-Duty Link to Environmental Ethics -- Evaluating a Case Study: Finding the Conflicts -- 4 Anthropocentric versus Biocentric Justifications -- A. Anthropocentric Justifications -- Human Rights and Future Generations -- Environmental Values, Anthropocentrism and Speciesism -- B. Biocentric Justifications -- Environmental Ethics: Values in and Duties to the Natural World -- Respect for Nature: A Theory of Environmental Ethics -- C. Searching the Middle -- Reconciling Anthropocentric and Nonanthropocentric Environmental Ethics -- On the Reconciliation of Anthropocentric and Nonanthropocentric Environmental Ethics -- Reconciliation Reaffirmed: A Reply to Steverson -- Evaluating a Case Study: Assessing Embedded Levels -- Part II Applied Environmental Problems -- 5 Pollution and Climate Change -- A. Air and Water Pollution -- Blue Water -- Polluting and Unpolluting -- Moral Valuation of Environmental Goods -- B. Climate Change.
Does a Failure in Global Leadership Mean It's All Over?: Climate, Population, and Progress -- Collective Responsibility and Climate Change -- Evaluating a Case Study: Applying Ethical Issues -- 6 Animal Rights -- All Animals Are Equal -- The Radical Egalitarian Case for Animal Rights -- A Critique of Regan's Animal Rights Theory -- Mary Anne Warren and "Duties to Animals" -- Against Zoos -- Evaluating a Case Study: Structuring the Essay -- 7 Sustainability -- A. Sustainability: What It Is and How It Works -- Defining Sustainability Ethics -- A Perfect Moral Storm: Climate Change, Intergenerational Ethics, and the Problem of Moral Corruption -- Sustainability and Adaptation: Environmental Values and the Future -- B. Sustainability and Development -- 'Sustainable Development': Is It a Useful Concept? -- On Wilfred Beckerman ' s Critique of Sustainable Development -- Evaluating a Case Study: Cases on Sustainability -- Further Reading. |
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Chichester, England, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2014 | ||
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Ethical adaptation to climate change : human virtues of the future / / edited by Allen Thompson and Jeremy Bendik-Keymer |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (355 p.) |
Disciplina | 179/.1 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
ThompsonAllen <1969->
Bendik-KeymerJeremy <1970-> |
Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes
Global environmental change Human beings - Effect of climate on Restoration ecology Environmental ethics Environmental justice |
Soggetto non controllato | ENVIRONMENT/General |
ISBN |
1-280-49914-1
9786613594372 0-262-30154-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Adapting Humanity; I Adapting Restoration to Climate Change; 1 Nature Restoration as a Paradigm for the Human Relationship with Nature; 2 Environmental Virtues and the Aims of Restoration; 3 Global Warming and Virtues of Ecological Restoration; 4 History, Novelty, and Virtue in Ecological Restoration; II Integrating Ecology into the Virtue of Justice; 5 The Death of Restoration?; 6 Animal Flourishing and Capabilities in an Era of Global Change; 7 Environment as Meta-capability: Why a Dignified Human Life Requires a Stable Climate System
8 Justice, Ecological Integrity, and Climate ChangeIII Adjusting Character to a Changing Environment; 9 Ethics, Public Policy, and Global Warming ; 10 The Virtue of Responsibility for the Global Climate; 11 Rethinking Greed; 12 Are We the Scum of the Earth? Climate Change, Geoengineering, and Humanity's Challenge; IV Reorganizing Institutions to Enable Human Virtue; 13 The Sixth Mass Extinction Is Caused by Us; 14 Human Values and Institutional Responses to Climate Change; 15 Alienation and the Commons; 16 Thinking like a Planet; About the Contributors; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461282303321 |
Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012 | ||
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Ethical adaptation to climate change : human virtues of the future / / edited by Allen Thompson and Jeremy Bendik-Keymer |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (355 p.) |
Disciplina | 179/.1 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
ThompsonAllen <1969->
Bendik-KeymerJeremy <1970-> |
Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes
Global environmental change Human beings - Effect of climate on Restoration ecology Environmental ethics Environmental justice |
Soggetto non controllato | ENVIRONMENT/General |
ISBN |
0-262-30078-8
1-280-49914-1 9786613594372 0-262-30154-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Adapting Humanity; I Adapting Restoration to Climate Change; 1 Nature Restoration as a Paradigm for the Human Relationship with Nature; 2 Environmental Virtues and the Aims of Restoration; 3 Global Warming and Virtues of Ecological Restoration; 4 History, Novelty, and Virtue in Ecological Restoration; II Integrating Ecology into the Virtue of Justice; 5 The Death of Restoration?; 6 Animal Flourishing and Capabilities in an Era of Global Change; 7 Environment as Meta-capability: Why a Dignified Human Life Requires a Stable Climate System
8 Justice, Ecological Integrity, and Climate ChangeIII Adjusting Character to a Changing Environment; 9 Ethics, Public Policy, and Global Warming ; 10 The Virtue of Responsibility for the Global Climate; 11 Rethinking Greed; 12 Are We the Scum of the Earth? Climate Change, Geoengineering, and Humanity's Challenge; IV Reorganizing Institutions to Enable Human Virtue; 13 The Sixth Mass Extinction Is Caused by Us; 14 Human Values and Institutional Responses to Climate Change; 15 Alienation and the Commons; 16 Thinking like a Planet; About the Contributors; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790197003321 |
Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012 | ||
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