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Boundaries - A Casebook in Environmental Ethics (Paperback, Second Edition)
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Boundaries - A Casebook in Environmental Ethics (Paperback, Second Edition)
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A second edition of a fresh and original case-study textbook on
environmental ethics. The authors begin with an lucid overview of
the field, highlighting key developments and theories in the
environmental movement: utilitarianism, deontology, ecocentrism,
deep ecology, pragmatism, and religion and ecology. They then
present a series of fourteen narratives or cases in three sections:
maintaining and managing the ecosystem; restoring and recreating
the ecosystem, and ecosystem interventions aimed at innovation.
Specific cases deal with such issues as using pesticides in
developing countries; preserving ecosystems in Madagascar; the
battle of deforestation in Java; disposing of nuclear waste in
Nevada; the human cost of restoring coral reefs in Indonesia; the
impact of hydropower via U.S. rivers; desertification in China;
restoring degraded ecosystems in Nebraska; the legitimacy of
genetically modified foods; hunting and the human presence in
nature; and xenotransplantation (the transplantation of an organ,
tissue or cells between different species). Each narrative is
followed by a commentary section, in which the authors help
students make connections between ethical theory and the
circumstances of the case. This second edition features updates and
revisions throughout, along with four new cases: one on water
privatization, one on governmental efforts to mitigate global
climate change, and two on obstacles that teachers of environmental
ethics encounter in the classroom ("Why should I care?"). Also
includes an appendix for teachers on using cases effectively in the
classroom.
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