Philosophical Case for Ecological Pessimism

Our current ecological crisis-featuring climate change, ocean acidification, and mass extinction-raises moral issues, including a high probability of injustice and massive harm. This book defends a position called ecological pessimism, whose core feature is the belief that ecological catastrophe is likely to occur in the future.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Ecological Risks 2. Understanding Pessimism 3. Evil in Environmental Affairs 4. Objections to Ecological Pessimism 5. Environmental Philosophy as a Way of Life 6. A Case for Meliorism 7. Why Not Optimism?

About the author

Toby Svoboda teaches philosophy and environmental studies at Colgate University. His previous book is A Philosophical Defense of Misanthropy (Routledge, 2022).

Summary

Our current ecological crisis—featuring climate change, ocean acidification, and mass extinction—raises moral issues, including a high probability of injustice and massive harm. This book defends a position called ecological pessimism, whose core feature is the belief that ecological catastrophe is likely to occur in the future.

Product details

• Authors: Toby Svoboda, Toby (Colgate University Svoboda, Svoboda Toby
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032944012
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3294401-2
• No. of pages: 134
• Series: Routledge Research in Applied Ethics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Environmentalist thought & ideology, Ethics and moral philosophy, Environmental policy & protocols, Environmentalist thought and ideology, Environmental policy and protocols, PHILOSOPHY / Environmental