num_pages: 496
description: Stressing the importance of understanding the grounds and the consequences of ethical or normative decision making this collection of classic essays compiled by Pierce and VanDeVeer examines disputes surrounding animals ecosystems the land and their own proper place in the ongoing network of lives on this planet. A central question is how can we live lives that are both personally satisfying but which are also ecologically sound and responsible?
language: English
title: People, Penguins, and Plastic Trees: Basic Issues in Environmental Ethics
publisher: Cengage Learning