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Informationen zum Autor Bobby Jamieson is an associate pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC. He is the author, most recently, of Jesus' Death and Heavenly Offering in Hebrews. You can find him on Twitter at @bobby_jamieson. Klappentext A Companion to Environmental Philosophy is a pioneering work in the burgeoning field of environmental philosophy. This ground-breaking volume contains thirty-six original articles exemplifying the rich diversity of scholarship in this field. The volume begins by exploring environmental philosophy and the cultural traditions from which it springs. After discussing its roots, and then looking at contemporary environmental ethics, environmental philosophy is brought into conversation with other fields and disciplines such as literature, economics, ecology, and law. The last section focuses on the environmental problems that stimulate current debates. This Companion is an indispensable reference book for students and researchers in environmental philosophy. It will be enjoyed by anyone who is interested in environmental affairs. Zusammenfassung Exploring environmental philosophy and its cultural traditions! this book looks at contemporary environmental ethics before environmental philosphy is brought into conversation with other fields and disciplines. The last section focuses on the environmental problems that stimulate modern debate. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of contributors x Preface xv PART I: CULTURAL TRADITIONS 1 1 Indigenous perspectives 3 LAURIE ANNE WHITT, MERE ROBERTS, WAERETE NORMAN, AND VICKI GRIEVES 2 Classical China 21 KARYN L. LA1 3 Classical India 37 0. P . DWIVEDI 4 Jainism and Buddhism 52 CHRISTOPHER KEY CHAPPLE 5 The classical Greek tradition 67 GABRIELA R. CARONE 6 Judaism 81 ERIC KATZ 7 Christianity 96 ROBIN ATTFIECD 8 Islam 111 S. NOMANUL HAQ 9 Early modern philosophy 130 CHARLES TALIAFERRO 10 Nineteenth- and twentieth-century philosophy 146 ANDREW BRENNAN PART 11: CONTEMPORARY ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS 161 11 Meta-ethics 163 JOHN O'NEILL 12 Normative ethics 177 ROBERT ELLIOT 13 Sentientism 192 GARY VARNER 14 The land ethic 204 J. BAIRD CALLICOTT 1 5 Deep ecology 218 FREYA MATHEWS 16 Ecofeminism 233 VICTORIA DAVION PART 111: ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHY AND ITS NEIGHBORS 249 17 Literature 251 SCOTT SLOVIC 18 Aesthetics 264 JOHN ANDREW FISHER 19 Economics 277 A. MYRICK FREEMAN I11 20 History 291 IAN SIMMONS 21 Ecology 304 KRISTIN SHRADER-FRECHETTE 22 Politics 316 ROBYN ECKERSLEY 23 Law 331 SHEILA JASANOFF PART IV: PROBLEMS IN ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHY 347 24 Wilderness 349 MARK WOODS 2 5 Population 362 CLARK WOLF 26 Future generations 377 ERNEST PARTRIDGE 27 Sustainability 390 ALAN HOLLAND 28 Biodiversity 402 HOLMES ROLSTON I11 29 Animals 41 6 PETER SINGER 30 Environmental justice 426 ROBERT FIGUFKOA AND CLAUDIA MILLS 3 1 Technology 439 LORI GRUEN 32 Climate 449 HENRY SHUE 33 Land and water 460 PAUL B. THOMPSON 34 Consumption 473 MARK SAGOFF 3 5 Colonization 486 KEEKOK LEE 3 6 Environmental disobedience 498 NED HETTINGER Index 510 ...
