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Understanding environmental philosophy /

Environmental philosophy is one of the exciting new fields of philosophy to emerge in the last forty years. ""Understanding Environmental Philosophy"" presents a comprehensive, critical analysis of contemporary philosophical approaches to current ecological concerns. Key ideas ar...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brennan, Andrew
Otros Autores: Lo, Y. S. (Norva Yeuk-Sze)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 2014.
Colección:Understanding movements in modern thought.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction : the place of environmental philosophy and its basic concepts
  • 2. Future generations : what consideration do we owe them?
  • 3. Animals : are they as morally valuable as human beings?
  • 4. Living things : ethics for the non- human world
  • 5. Community: how big is our moral world?
  • 6. Natural things : the puzzle of what "natural" means, and whether humans belong to nature
  • 7. Foundations : can there be a secular basis for the ideas of human dignity and intrinsic value in nature?
  • 8. Origins : political, religious and cultural diagnoses of environmental problems
  • 9. Beyond individual responsibility : governance and the affl uenzic society.