Environmental Ethics - A Reference Handbook (Hardcover)

The new landscape of the emerging field of environmental ethics is the subject of this scholarly book. Environmental sciences lecturer Clare Palmer provides a concise history of this field, presents sketches on key persons in the field, and sets out the dimensions of the debate for the 20 most timely environmental issues of our day (global warming, genetic engineering, waste and water management, etc.) What emerges is a lively debate with widely differing ideas and attitudes toward the value of the environment, why we should protect it, and to what extent. In an era when more and more people realize that the environment is no longer simply for human needs, to do with as we please, this book helps foster a new ethic. (Kirkus UK)

Is the environment purely a resource for meeting human needs, or does it have value in itself? Should it be protected only to the extent that such protection benefits mankind? This text examines issues such as these in order to illuminate a range of environmental and ethical perspectives which are present in everyday life.

General

Imprint:	ABC-CLIO Ltd
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 1997
First published:	October 1998
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-0-87436-840-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > General Books > Philosophy > General Promotions
LSN:	0-87436-840-5
Barcode:	9780874368406

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