| Description |
xxix, 257 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Studies in social, political, and legal philosophy |
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Studies in social, political, and legal philosophy.
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| Contents |
Foreword / Mark Sagoff -- 1. Utilitarianism and Preservation -- 2. Is There a Place for Animals in the Moral Consideration of Natures? -- 3. Organism, Community, and the "Substitution Problem" -- 4. Buffalo-Killing and the Valuation of Species -- 5. Searching for Intrinsic Value: Pragmatism and Despair in Environmental Ethics -- 6. Defending the Use of Animals by Business: Animal Liberation and Environmental Ethics -- 7. The Big Lie: Human Restoration of Nature -- 8. The Call of the Wild: The Struggle Against Domination and the Technological Fix of Nature -- 9. Artifacts and Functions: A Note on the Value of Nature -- 10. Imperialism and Environmentalism -- 11. Moving Beyond Anthropocentrism: Environmental Ethics, Development, and the Amazon / Lauren Oechsli and Eric Katz -- 12. Biodiversity and Ecological Justice -- 13. The Death of Nature: First Thoughts on Ecocide and Genocide -- 14. Nature's Presence: Reflections on Healing and Domination |
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15. Judaism and the Ecological Crisis -- 16. The Traditional Ethics of Natural Resources Management |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-246) and index |
| Subject |
Environmental ethics.
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Human ecology -- Philosophy.
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| LC no. |
96026920 |
| ISBN |
0847683036 |
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0847683044 |
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