Reflecting on Nature : Readings in Environmental Ethics and Philosophy
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Spanning centuries of philosophical and environmental thought, Reflecting on Nature: Readings in Environmental Ethics and Philosophy, Second Edition, will inform and enlighten your students while also encouraging debate.
Extensively revised and updated for the second edition, this comprehensive collection presents fifty classic and contemporary readings, thirty-three of them new. The second edition retains the core readings and insights of the first edition while also updating its coverage in light of the many changes that have occurred over the last twenty years in the intellectual climate and in patterns of environmental concern. The selections are topically organized into sections on animals, biodiversity,
ethics, images of nature, wilderness, and-new to this edition-aesthetics, climate change, food, and justice. This thematic organization, in combination with coverage of current environmental issues, encourages students to apply what they learn in class to real-life problems.
Featuring insightful section introductions, discussion questions, and suggestions for further reading, Reflecting on Nature, Second Edition, is ideal for use in environmental philosophy, environmental ethics, and environmental studies courses.
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Extensively revised and updated for the second edition, this comprehensive collection presents fifty classic and contemporary readings, thirty-three of them new. The second edition retains the core readings and insights of the first edition while also updating its coverage in light of the many changes that have occurred over the last twenty years in the intellectual climate and in patterns of environmental concern. The selections are topically organized into sections on animals, biodiversity,
ethics, images of nature, wilderness, and-new to this edition-aesthetics, climate change, food, and justice. This thematic organization, in combination with coverage of current environmental issues, encourages students to apply what they learn in class to real-life problems.
Featuring insightful section introductions, discussion questions, and suggestions for further reading, Reflecting on Nature, Second Edition, is ideal for use in environmental philosophy, environmental ethics, and environmental studies courses.
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Product details
- Paperback | 336 pages
- 191 x 234 x 15mm | 574g
- 18 Oct 2012
- Oxford University Press Inc
- New York, United States
- English
- Revised
- 2nd Revised edition
- 0199782431
- 9780199782437
- 2,731,943
Table of contents
*=NEW TO THIS EDITION; SECTION I. IMAGES OF NATURE; SECTION II. ETHICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT; SECTION III. JUSTICE AND THE ENVIRONMENT; SECTION IV. ANIMALS AND THE ENVIRONMENT; SECTION V. CONTEMPORARY ISSUES AND CONTROVERSIES; FOOD; WILDERNESS; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; AESTHETICS
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About Lori Gruen
Lori Gruen is Professor of Philosophy, Environmental Studies, and Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Wesleyan University.
Dale Jamieson is Professor and Director of Environmental Studies, Professor of Philosophy, and Affiliated Professor of Law at New York University.
Christopher Schlottmann is Clinical Assistant Professor and Associate Director of Environmental Studies and Affiliated Professor of Bioethics at New York University.
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Dale Jamieson is Professor and Director of Environmental Studies, Professor of Philosophy, and Affiliated Professor of Law at New York University.
Christopher Schlottmann is Clinical Assistant Professor and Associate Director of Environmental Studies and Affiliated Professor of Bioethics at New York University.
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