Title: Environmental ethics : an overview for the twenty-first century /
Authors: Attfield, Robin
Publisher: Polity Press,
Year: 2003
Subjects: Environmental ethics.
Abstract: "The books introduces environmental problems and environmental ethics and surveys theories of the sources of the problems. Attfield also puts forward his own original contributions to the debates, advocating biocentric consequentialism among theories of normative ethics and defending objectivism in meta-ethics. The possibilities of ethical consumerism and investment are discussed, and the nature and basis of responsibilities for future generations in such areas as sustainable development are given detailed consideration. Attfield adopts an inclusive, cosmopolitan perspective in discussions of global ethics and citizenship, and illustrates his argument with a discussion of global warming." "The text uses a range of devices to aid understanding, such as summaries of key issues, and guides to further reading and relevant websites. It has been written particularly with a view to the needs of students taking courses in environmental ethics, and will be of interest to students and scholars of philosophy, ethics, geography, religion and environmental studies."--Jacket.
Contents: Environmental problems and humanity -- Some central debates -- Some critiques of environmental ethics -- Taking the future seriously -- Sustainable development, population, and precaution -- The global community and global citizenship.