Environmental Ethics: Duties to and Values in the Natural World

About the author

Holmes Rolston, III, is Professor of Philosophy at Colorado State University and the author of Science and Religion: A Critical Survey (Temple).

Summary

Provides an account of values carried by the natural world, coupled with an inquiry into duties toward animals, plants, species, and ecosystems. This book invites readers to participate in ethical discussions. It also explores the historical experiences of personal residence in a surrounding environment.

Product details

• Authors: Holmes Rolston
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.1987
• EAN: 9780877225010
• ISBN: 978-0-87722-501-0
• No. of pages: 408
• Dimensions: 236 mm x 158 mm x 38 mm
• Weight: 748 g
• Series: Ethics and Action; Ethics & Action
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology