The Ethics Of Environmental Concern

Author : Robin Attfield
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 0820340251
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ethics of Environmental Concern written by Robin Attfield and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2011-03-15 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1983, The Ethics of Environmental Concern has become a classic in the relatively new field of environmental ethics. Examining traditional attitudes toward nature, and the degree to which these attitudes enable us to cope with modern ecological problems, Robin Attfield looks particularly at the Judeo-Christian heritage of belief in humankind's dominion, the tradition of stewardship, and the more recent belief in progress to determine the extent to which these attitudes underlie ecological problems and how far they embody resources adequate for combating such problems. He then examines concerns of applied ethics and considers our obligations to future generations, the value of life, and the moral standing and significance of nonhumans. Simultaneously, he offers and defends a theory of moral principles appropriate for dealing with such concerns as pollution, scarce natural resources, population growth, and the conservation and preservation of the environment. The second edition includes a new preface and introduction, as well as a bibliographic essay and an updated list of references incorporating relevant scholarship since the publication of the first edition.

Author : Robin Attfield
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780820313443
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ethics of Environmental Concern written by Robin Attfield and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1983, The Ethics of Environmental Concern is a classic in the field of environmental ethics. It examines traditional attitudes toward nature, and the degree to which these attitudes enable us to cope with modern ecological problems. This edition includes an updated list of references incorporating more recent scholarship.

Author : Robin Attfield
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book The Ethics of Environmental Concern written by Robin Attfield and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robin Attfield
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 0748654828
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ethics of the Global Environment written by Robin Attfield and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2015-02-12 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fully updated and expanded textbook looks at issues including climate change, sustainable development and biodiversity preservation, and sensitively addresses global developments such as the Summits at Durban on climate and at Nagoya on biodiversity.

Author : Trevor Hedberg
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351037005
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Environmental Impact of Overpopulation written by Trevor Hedberg and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the link between population growth and environmental impact and explores the implications of this connection for the ethics of procreation. In light of climate change, species extinctions, and other looming environmental crises, Trevor Hedberg argues that we have a collective moral duty to halt population growth to prevent environmental harms from escalating. This book assesses a variety of policies that could help us meet this moral duty, confronts the conflict between protecting the welfare of future people and upholding procreative freedom, evaluates the ethical dimensions of individual procreative decisions, and sketches the implications of population growth for issues like abortion and immigration. It is not a book of tidy solutions: Hedberg highlights some scenarios where nothing we can do will enable us to avoid treating some people unjustly. In such scenarios, the overall objective is to determine which of our available options will minimize the injustice that occurs. This book will be of great interest to those studying environmental ethics, environmental policy, climate change, sustainability, and population policy.

Author : Robin Attfield
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192517562
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Environmental Ethics: A Very Short Introduction written by Robin Attfield and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-11-15 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental ethics is a relatively new branch of philosophy, which studies the values and principles involved in combatting environmental problems such as pollution, loss of species and habitats, and climate change. As our environment faces evermore threats from human activities these core issues are becoming increasingly important. In this Very Short Introduction Robin Attfield traces the origins of environmental ethics as a discipline, and considers how it defends the independent value of living creatures, and the need to make decisions informed by the needs and interests of future generations. Exploring the diverse approaches to ethical decisions and judgements, he highlights the importance of making processes of production and consumption sustainable and of addressing human population levels, together with policies for preserving species, sub-species, and their habitats. Along the way Attfield discusses different movements such as Deep Ecology, Social Ecology, the Environmental Justice movement and the Green movement, and also considers the attitudes to the environment of the world's religions, including the approach from the major religions and the contributions of the indigenous religions of Asia, Africa and North America. Analysing the current threat of climate change, and proposals for climate engineering, he demonstrates how responsibility for the environment ultimately lies with us all, from states and corporations to individuals, and emphasises how concerted action is required to manage our environment ethically and sustainably. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Author : Robin Attfield
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0745682286
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Environmental Ethics written by Robin Attfield and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-04-03 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Max H. Bazerman
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 9780787908096
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Environment, Ethics, and Behavior written by Max H. Bazerman and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this collection of essays, leading social, cognitive and decision psychologists offer psychological theory and contemporary environmental and ethical issues.

Author : Donald Scherer
Publisher : Temple University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780877227472
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Upstream/downstream written by Donald Scherer and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains essays that explore non-reciprocated relationships with regard to the environment. This work includes contributions that discuss moral issues that arise when decisions by individuals, corporations, or governments cause changes in the environment that affect those who do not participate in the decisions.

Author : Eugene C. Hargrove
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Foundations of Environmental Ethics written by Eugene C. Hargrove and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: