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Zusatztext What I like about Environmental Ethics for Canadians is that it covers all the standard material that is covered in most other texts, but also includes some chapters that are novel and unexpected. I especially appreciated the chapters on aesthetics, sustainability, First Nations perspectives and pragmatism." Informationen zum Autor Byron Williston, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Wilfrid Laurier University Klappentext Designed for second- and third-year university and college courses on environmental ethics or philosophy and the environment, Environmental Ethics for Canadians 2e is a comprehensive introduction to the core ethical questions shaping contemporary environmental debates. Zusammenfassung Designed for second- and third-year university and college courses on environmental ethics or philosophy and the environment, Environmental Ethics for Canadians 2e is a comprehensive introduction to the core ethical questions shaping contemporary environmental debates. Inhaltsverzeichnis * Indicates commissioned article Introduction The Nature of Moral Assessment Challenges to Morality I: Ethical Egoism Challenges to Morality II: Ethical Relativism Four Normative Theories Part One: Moral Standing 1: Animal Welfarism Moral Standing and Speciesism - "All Animals Are Equal" Beyond Utilitarianism Problems with Animal Welfarism and Animal Citizenship - "Animal Citizenship" (Canadian) (commissioned) * NEW Case Study: Sustainabilitarianism and Eating Beef 2: Biocentrism Rights for Living Things? - "Should Trees Have Standing? Toward Legal Rights for Natural Objects" Biocentric Egalitarianism - "The Biocentric Outlook on Nature" Human Superiority and Inter-Species Conflict Case Study: Respect for Nature and the North Mackenzie River Watershed 3: Ecocentrism and Deep Ecology The Land Ethic - "The Land Ethic" Going Deep - "Identification as a Source of Deep Ecological Attitudes" Three Objections and Responses Case Study: Tallgrass Prairie as an "Endangered Space" Part Two: Challenges and New Directions 4: Economics and Ecology Optimal Thinking - "People or Penguins: The Case for Optimal Pollution" The Allure of Cost-Benefit Analysis Problems with Cost-Benefit Analysis - "Ethics, Public Policy, and Global Warming" * NEW Case Study: Aquaculture and the Economic Growth Imperative 5: Environmental Pragmatism Two Problems with Intrinsic Value Value Pluralism: Reclaiming the Land Ethic - "Before Environmental Ethics" The Importance of Building Consensus - "Environmental Pragmatism" * Case Study: Protecting Canada's Freshwater Resource 6: Ecofeminism Sexism and Naturism: Making the Connection - "The Power and the Promise of Ecological Feminism" Overcoming Dualisms Ecofeminism Now - "Ecofeminists Without Borders: The Power of Method" * NEW E Conclusion Case Study: Dioxin in Breast Milk and Women as Frontline Environmentalists 7: Environmental Aesthetics Beauty and Duty: Mapping the Terrain - "Aesthetic Appreciation of Nature and Environmentalism" * The Dispositive Character of Natural Beauty Judgments - "The Moral Dimensions of Natural Beauty" * Aesthetic Weight and the Preservationist's Dilemma - "Aesthetic Preservation" * Case Study: Nunavut and the Reciprocity Thesis 8: First Nations' Perspectives The Circle - "The Sacred Circle of Life" Confronting Myths of the Ecological Amerindian - "The 'Ecological Indian' and Environmentalism" * Traditional Ecological Knowledge Case Study: Language, Land, and the Residential Schools 9: Environmental Virtue Ethics Human Excellence and the Environment - "Ideals of Human Excellence and Preserving Natural Environments" Epistemic Environmental Virtues - "Epistemic Virtue and t...
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Designed for second- and third-year university and college courses on environmental ethics or philosophy and the environment, Environmental Ethics for Canadians 2e is a comprehensive introduction to the core ethical questions shaping contemporary environmental debates.
