Environmental ethics today
By: Peter S. Wenz.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 351
Subjects: Environmental ethics
Description: "Environmental Ethics Today is essential reading for anyone interested in the future of the environment, our species, and species diversity. This wide-ranging introduction to major issues and questions in environmental ethics employs an accessible, journalistic style - featuring current facts, real controversies, individual stories, and a vivid narrative - that engages readers and gives meaning to abstract philosophical concepts.

Topics discussed include pollution permits for corporations, medical experimentation on animals, genetic engineering, economic globalization, biodiversity, and much more. Theories and methods such as utilitarianism, contractarianism, and hermeneutics are introduced as needed to help readers understand and attempt to resolve environmental conflicts. The book considers the views of many thinkers including Father Thomas Berry, Wendell Berry, J. Baird Callicott, Jane Goodall, Garrett Hardin, David Korten, Aldo Leopold, Arne Naess, Val Plumwood, Daniel Quinn, Tom Regan, Holmes Rolston III, Vandana Shiva, Julian Simon, Peter Singer, and Karen Warren.

An exceptional primary text for courses in environmental ethics and environmental values, Environmental Ethics Today is also excellent reading for general course in moral problems, business ethics, environmental studies, and women's studies."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Anthropocentrism; title: Overpopulation, markets, and human rights; title: Energy, economics, and future generations; title: Competing human-centered values; title: pt. 2. Nonanthropocentrism; title: Animal liberation and utilitarianism; title: Animal rights and medical research; title: Species diversity and Gaia; title: The land ethic; title: pt. 3. Environmental synergism; title: Human rights, agriculture, and biodiversity; title: Ecofeminism and environmental justice; title: Religion and nature; title: pt. 4. Applications; title: Personal choices, consumerism, and human nature; title: Public policies, efficiency, and globalization; title: Final reflections: Is optimism justified?