In this clear, concise, comprehensively revised and up-to-date introduction to environmental ethics, Robin Attfield guides the student through the key issues and debates in this field in ways that will also be of interest to a wide range of scholars and researchers. The book introduces environmental problems and environmental ethics and surveys theories of the sources of the problems. Attfield also puts forward his own original contribution to the debates, advocating biocentric consequentialism among theories of normative ethics and defending objectivism in meta-ethics. The possibilities of ethical consumerism and investment are discussed, and the nature and basis of responsibilities for future generations in such areas as sustainable development are given detailed consideration. Attfield adopts an inclusive, cosmopolitan perspective in discussions of global ethics and citizenship, and illustrates his argument with a discussion of global warming, mitigation, adaptation and global justice. The revised edition features a new chapter on climate change, new treatments of animal issues, ecofeminism, environmental aesthetics, invasion biology and virtue ethics, and new applications of the precautionary principle to fisheries, genetic engineering and synthetic biology. The glossary and bibliography have been updated to assist understanding of these themes. The text uses a range of devices to aid understanding, such as summaries of key issues, and guides to further reading and relevant websites. It has been written particularly with a view to the needs of students taking courses in environmental ethics, and will be of interest to students and scholars of philosophy, ethics, geography, religion and environmental studies.

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Utgivningsdatum:2014-02-14
Mått:152 x 229 x 22 mm
Vikt:680 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:278
Upplaga:2
Förlag:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN:9780745652528

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Robin Attfield is Professor of Philosophy at Cardiff University.

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''Robin Attfield has always been good at bringing together the fragmented, and sometimes quarrelsome, assemblies of campaigners who (somewhat desperately) strive to protect our planet. Here he does it again, wisely pointing out how many different reasons there are for attempting this enterprise and how they can most usefully be combined É Congratulations!''Mary Midgley''Attfield, for decades a leading figure in the field, continues at the forefront with his É second edition É here is further proof that environmental ethics is alive, well, challenging, and urgent on Earth.''Holmes Rolston, III, Colorado State University''This is clearly the best introductory book in environmental ethics to date. It covers an enormous range of topics in a rapidly expanding field and pays tribute to the diversity of perspectives and approaches without betraying its own distinctive moral stance.''Dieter Birnbacher, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf

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AcknowledgementsList Of AbbreviationsAuthor's Preface1. Environmental Problems And HumanityIntroduction: Environmental Problems And The Global EnvironmentLocal And Global Environmental ProblemsAnimal Welfarism And EnvironmentalismTheories Of ValueEnvironmental Ethics And Its NeighboursTheories Of The Genesis Of The ProblemsHuman Stewardship Of NatureBut Is Caring About The Environment Really Possible?2. Some Central DebatesDominion And StewardshipA Recent CritiqueThe Emergence Of Environmental Ethics In The Early 1970sHolism, Anthropocentrism And Biocentrism ComparedBiocentric ConsequentialismAlternative TheoriesMeta-Ethical Debates3. Some Critiques Of Environmental EthicsEnvironmental Ethics, Motivation And The Good LifeThere Is More To Ethics Than These Promising Approaches AllowThere Is More To Human Motivation TooCan Environmental Ethics Make A Difference?Can Values Contribute To Change?Does A Consequentialist Environmental Ethic Have Unacceptable Implications?Would Biocentric Consequentialism Preserve Enough Species?4. Taking The Future SeriouslyThe Scope And Limits Of Future-Related ResponsibilitiesSome Bases For Future-Related ResponsibilitiesSome Grounds For Restricting Future-Related ResponsibilitiesRestricting Future-Related Responsibilities By DiscountingDo Human Interests And Environmental Responsibilities Converge?Saving The Future From Environmental InjusticeRepresenting The Future In Present Decision-Making5. Sustainable Development, Population And PrecautionThe Concept Of Sustainable DevelopmentDebates About Sustainable DevelopmentSustainable Development And The Debate About SustainabilitySustainable Development Policies And Sustainable DevelopmentPopulation, Neo-Malthusianism, Justice And SustainabilityThe Precautionary PrincipleSustainable Development And Liberal Democracy6. The Global Community And Global CitizenshipGlobal Citizenship And A Cosmopolitan EthicVarieties Of Global Citizenship And Cosmopolitan EthicThe Common Heritage Of HumankindIssues Of Global GovernanceGlobal Warming: Principles For A Possible AgreementGlobal Problems, Global Ethics And Global Decision-Making7. The Ethics of Climate ChangeGlossary Of Key TermsBibliography