Being Human
Subtitle: Ethics, Environment, and Our Place in the World
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: May 7, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780520226555
Subjects: Environmentalist thought & ideology; Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Religion: general; Philosophy; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Religion / General; Ethics; Environmental ethics
First sentence: Nature is one of the most complicated terms in English or any language.
Description: "Being Human examines the complex connections among conceptions of human nature, attitudes toward nonhuman nature, and ethics. Anna Peterson proposes an "ethical anthropology" that examines how ideas of nature and humanity are bound together in ways that shape the very foundations of cultures. She discusses mainstream Western understandings of what it means to be human, as well as alternatives to these perspectives, and suggests that the construction of a compelling, coherent environmental ethics will require revising our dominant ideas not only about nature but also about what it means to be human. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.