Vernon Pratt is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy, University of Lancaster., Jane Howarth is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy, University of Lancaster., Emily Brady is a Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy, University of Lancaster.

'This is probably the best available introductory text on the subject.' - Prof Brian Field, De Montfort University'Recommended not only to those who are involved with environmental questions, but also to researchers in natural and social sciences. A philosophical reflexion would certainly have the advantage of giving a new dimension to their own approach.' - Cybergeo

• Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Objective nature; Chapter 3 We are all one life; Chapter 4 The exploitation of nature and women; Chapter 5 Phenomenology and the environment; Chapter 6 Coping with individualism; Chapter 7 Lines into the future; Chapter 8 Ecology and communities; Chapter 9 The importance of being an individual; Chapter 10 The aesthetics of the natural environment;