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Environmental Ethics, 2e (Paperback, 2nd Edition)
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Environmental Ethics, 2e (Paperback, 2nd Edition)
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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.
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