A timely and much-needed collection. * Enviromental Ethics * Provides a wide spectrum of views on EVE, and advances current research on this topic....The essays are scholarly, imaginative, clearly written, and will be of interest to all readers with an interest in environmental philosophy. * Philosophy in Review, October 2006 * The only book of its kind...an important addition to what one hopes will be a growing interest in EVE. * Environmental Values * The content is. . . interesting and important. It should not be mistaken for a standard textbook addressing solutions to practical engineering problems. * International Journal of Environmental Studies *
Philip Cafaro is assistant professor of philosophy at Colorado State University. His work has appeared in journals such as Environmental Ethics, Ethics and the Environment, Journal of Social Philosophy, Philosophy Today, and Philosophy in the Contemporary World. Ronald Sandler is assistant professor of philosophy at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. His work on environmental ethics has appeared in Environmental Ethics, Philosophy in the Contemporary World, and Ethics for Everyday.
Part 1 Part One: Recognizing Environmental Virtue Ethics Chapter 2 Introduction: Environmental Virtue Ethics Chapter 3 The Emergence of Ecological Virtue Language Chapter 4 Thoreau, Leopold, and Carson: Toward an Environmental Virtue Ethics Part 5 Part Two: Environmental Virtue Ethics Theory Chapter 6 Ideals of Human Excellence and Preserving Natural Environments Chapter 7 Environmental Virtue Ethics: Half the Truth but Dangerous as a Whole Chapter 8 Virtue Ethics as Foundational for a Global Ethic Chapter 9 A Virtue Ethics Approach to Aldo Leopold's Land Ethic Chapter 10 Virtue Ethics and Repugnant Conclusions Part 11 Part Three: Environmental Virtues And Vices Chapter 12 Benevolence as an Environmental Virtue Chapter 13 Gluttony, Arrogance, Greed and Apathy: An Exploration of Environmental Vice Chapter 14 Religion and Environmental Virtue Chapter 15 Cardinal Environmental Virtues Part 16 Part Four: The Application Of Environmental Virtue Chapter 17 Synergistic Environmental Virtues: Consumerism and Human Flourishing Chapter 18 A Virtue Ethics Perspective on Genetically Modified Crops