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Ethics and Justice for the Environment.

Examining the issues of ethics and justice as they apply to the environment, this book starts from the observation that the parallel expositions of environmental ethics and environmental justice appear to have few points of contact. & amp;nbsp;Environmental justice is highly politicized and conc...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Armstrong, Adrian
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Front Cover; Ethics and Justice for the Environment; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I Justice and ethics Common ground and differences; Introduction to Part I; 1 Setting the scene; Outline; 2 Environmental justice; Precedents; Grassroots activism; Environmental racism; The risk society; Definitions; Environmental justice in the United Kingdom; Theoretical underpinnings; 3 Ideas of justice; Greek origins; Augustine and Aquinas; Natural law; The social contract and the rights of man; Utilitarianism; Rawls; Sagovsky's four central strands of justice. 
505 8 |a The legal viewpointSen; Nussbaum; 4 Environmental ethics; Eco-hedonism; Utilitarian valuation; Intrinsic valuations; Extrinsic valuations; Theistic valuations; Aristotelian ethics and the environment; Ecofeminism; Sustainability and intergenerational equity; Concepts of justice and the environment: discussion; Part II Justice for the environment; Introduction to Part II; 5 Understanding the need Vision and human nature; Visions of a just society; A vision for a just new world; An understanding of human nature; A perspective on death and dying; Care and caring; Emotions; Spiritual lives. 
505 8 |a Rational behaviourOur social nature; Laws and legal systems; History and myth; Economics; Human nature; 6 Components of justice for the environment; The intrinsic value of the ecological community; Developing justice for the environment; From capabilities to consideranda; Consideranda for animals; Consideranda of ecosystems; Consideranda for the Earth; Consideranda for human societies; Prioritising consideranda; 7 The implementation of justice; A conflict resolution tool box; The implementation of justice; The requirements of justice; Personal action; Part III The necessity of praxis. 
505 8 |a Introduction to Part III8 Climate change impacts; Issues of justice; Impacts on human individuals and communities; Impacts on animals; Impacts on ecosystems; Impacts on the whole Earth (Gaia); The necessity for action; Conflict resolution tools; Reflection; 9 Climate change adaptations; The adaptations necessary; The necessity for justice; Local action; Evaluation of justice in climate adaptation; Tools for action; Reflection; 10 Energy; Carbon-neutral alternatives; Nuclear power; Carbon dioxide capture; Reduction in the demand for energy; Case study: the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster. 
505 8 |a 11 Relations with animalsWild animals; Welfare of domesticated animals; Example: sheep dipping; Vegetarianism and carnivory; Ethical responses to vegetarianism; Vegetarianism: some conclusions; 12 Direct action; Road building; Twyford Down; Public inquiries; Public protest; Justification of direct action; 13 Conclusions; Appendix The Principles of Environmental Justice; Notes; References; Index. 
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