Environmental philosophy : from theory to practice

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Title:

Environmental philosophy : from theory to practice

Author:

Sarkar, Sahotra.

ISBN:

9780470671818

9780470671825

Personal Author:

Sarkar, Sahotra.

Publication Information:

Chichester, West Sussex , U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.

Physical Description:

xii, 226 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction -- 2.What Is the Environment? -- 3.Ethics for the Environment -- 4.From Ethics to Policy -- 5.Biodiversity and Conservation -- 6.Environmental Restoration -- 7.Sustainability -- 8.Justice and Equity -- 9.Where Does This Leave Us?.

Subject Term:

Environmental sciences -- Philosophy.

Environmental ethics.

Environmentalism.

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Summary

The first comprehensive treatment of environmental philosophy, going beyond ethics to address the philosophical concepts that underlie environmental thinking and policy-making today Encompasses all of environmental philosophy, including conservation biology, restoration ecology, sustainability, environmental justice, and more Offers the first treatment of decision theory in an environmental philosophy text Explores the conceptions of nature and ethical presuppositions that underlie contemporary environmental debates, and, moving from theory to practice, shows how decision theory translates to public policy Addresses both hot-button issues, including population and immigration reform, and such ongoing issues as historical legacies and nations' responsibility and obligation for environmental problems Anchors philosophical concepts to their practical applications, establishing the priority of the discipline's real-world importance