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Title Canadian environmental philosophy / edited by C. Tyler DesRoches, Frank Jankunis, and Byron Williston
Published Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2019]

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Contents The end of mechanism : the machine model of nature, technologies of information, and the ecological turn / Philip Rose -- On the possibility of a planetary entitlement / Allen Habib -- Can autopoiesis ground a response to the selectionist critique of ecocentrism? / Antoine C. Dussault -- Sentience, life, richness / Gregory M. Mikkelson -- Diverse environments, diverse people / Matthew J. Barker -- The environmental philosophy of Grey Owl / Frank Jankunis -- Going outside / Nathan Kowalsky -- Ecological nationalism : Canadian politics in the Anthropocene / Byron Williston -- Virtue in the Anthropocene / Kent A. Peacock -- Wildlife conservation in the Anthropocene / Jennifer Welchman -- Water rights and moral limits to water markets / C. Tyler DesRoches -- Geofunctions and pluralism in environmental management / Eric Desjardins, Jamie Shaw, Gillian Barker, and Justin Bzovy -- Being objective : how Mr Nowhere threatens the success of co-management / Jennifer Jill Fellows
Summary "Canadian Environmental Philosophy is the first collection of essays to take up theoretical and practical issues in environmental philosophy today, from a Canadian perspective. The essays cover various subjects, including ecological nationalism, the legacy of Grey Owl, the meaning of "outside" to Canadians, the paradigm shift from mechanism to ecology in our understanding of nature, the meaning and significance of the Anthropocene, the challenges of biodiversity protection in Canada, the conservation status of crossbred species in the age of climate change, and the moral status of ecosystems. This wide range of topics is as diverse and challenging as the Canadian landscape itself. Given the extent of humanity's current impact on the biosphere--especially evident with anthropogenic climate change and the ongoing mass extinction--it has never been more urgent for us to confront these environmental challenges as Canadian citizens and citizens of the world. Canadian Environmental Philosophy galvanizes this conversation from the perspective of this place."-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 29, 2019)
Subject Environmental sciences -- Canada -- Philosophy
Environmentalism -- Canada
Environmental policy -- Canada
NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection.
Environmental policy
Environmental sciences -- Philosophy
Environmentalism
Canada
Form Electronic book
Author DesRoches, C. Tyler, 1980- editor.
Jankunis, Frank, 1983- editor.
Williston, Byron, 1965- editor.
ISBN 9780773557765
0773557768
9780773557772
0773557776