Understanding environmental philosophy
by
Brennan, Andrew.
Title
:
Understanding environmental philosophy
Author
:
Brennan, Andrew.
ISBN
:
9781844652006
9781844652013
Personal Author
:
Brennan, Andrew.
Publication Information
:
Durham : Acumen, 2010.
Physical Description
:
vi, 234 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Series
:
Understanding movements in modern thought.
Contents
:
Introduction: the place of environmental philosophy and its basic concepts -- Future generations: what consideration do we owe them? -- Animals: are they as morally valuable as human beings? -- Living things: ethics for the non-human world -- Community: how big is our moral world? -- Natural things: the puzzle of what "natural" means, and whether humans belong to nature -- Foundations: can there be a secular basis for the ideas of human dignity and intrinsic value in nature? -- Origins: political, religious and cultural diagnoses of environmental problems -- Beyond individual responsibility: governance and the affluenzic society.
Subject Term
:
Environmental sciences -- Philosophy.
Added Author
:
Lo, Y. S.
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025532413 | 363.7001 B838U 2010 | 1 |