Ecology, Ethics and Hope

This volume brings together essays written at the cutting edge of an emerging sub-field of environmental philosophy, relating to the nature and role of hope.

List of contents

Introduction, Andrew Brei / Part I: Hope and Despair / 1. The Need to Talk About Despair, Elizabeth Andre / 2. Hope and Pressure, Andrew Brei / Part II: Hope and Moral Judgments / 3. Playing a Requiem on the Titanic: The Virtue of Hope in the Age of Ecological Calamity, Andrew Fiala / 4. Hope, Self-Transcendence and Environmental Ethics, John Nolt / 5. Optimizing Hope: A Response to Nolt, Trevor Hedberg / 6. Hope, Self-Transcendence and Biocentrism, John Nolt / Part III: Hope and Virtue / 7. Hope in the Age of the Anthropocene, Brian Treanor / 8. Have Hope, Not too Much, Mostly for Plants, Jonathan Beever / Part IV: Hope and Motivation / 9. To a Future Without Hope, Michael Nelson / 10. Singing Hope's Praise, Lisa Kretz / Bibliography / Index / About the Contributors

About the author

Andrew T. Brei is Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy at St Mary's University, TX, USA

Product details

• Assisted by: Andrew T. Brei (Editor), Brei Andrew T. (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2015
• EAN: 9781783485505
• ISBN: 978-1-78348-550-5
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 230 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 272 g
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Environmentalist thought & ideology, Ethics and moral philosophy, Environmentalist thought and ideology, PHILOSOPHY / Environmental