The Ethics of Environmental ConcernUniversity of Georgia Press, 2011 M03 15 - 280 pages First published in 1983, The Ethics of Environmental Concern has become a classic in the relatively new field of environmental ethics. Examining traditional attitudes toward nature, and the degree to which these attitudes enable us to cope with modern ecological problems, Robin Attfield looks particularly at the Judeo-Christian heritage of belief in humankind's dominion, the tradition of stewardship, and the more recent belief in progress to determine the extent to which these attitudes underlie ecological problems and how far they embody resources adequate for combating such problems. He then examines concerns of applied ethics and considers our obligations to future generations, the value of life, and the moral standing and significance of nonhumans. Simultaneously, he offers and defends a theory of moral principles appropriate for dealing with such concerns as pollution, scarce natural resources, population growth, and the conservation and preservation of the environment. The second edition includes a new preface and introduction, as well as a bibliographic essay and an updated list of references incorporating relevant scholarship since the publication of the first edition. |
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... environmental concern / Robin Attfield . — 2nd ed . xxiii , 249 p . ; 24 cm . Includes bibliographical references and index . ISBN 0-8203-1349-1 ( alk , paper ) .— ISBN 0-8203-1344-0 ( pbk . : alk . paper ) 1. Human ecology — Moral and ...
... environmental bearing of theology and the history of environmental ideas , not to mention countless works on scientific ecology , greener processes of production and consump- tion , environmental planning and green politics . While it ...
... environmental philosophy , though I shall not ( for reasons to be explained ) be presenting a full - dress defence of my own views here . 4 The view that no single normative theory is adequate to environ- mental issues has been put ...