The thou of nature
Subtitle: religious naturalism and reverence for sentient life
By: Donald A. Crosby
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 166
ISBN-13: 9781438446691; 9781438446707; 9781438446714
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Philosophy of nature; Human ecology; Religious aspects; Philosophie de la nature; Écologie humaine
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-160) and index.
Table of contents: title: Religious naturalism and three scientific revolutions: Introduction; title: The cosmological revolution; title: The evolutionary revolution; title: The ecological revolution; title: Inwardness and awareness in nature: Introduction; title: Inwardness of life and inwardness of mind; title: Mind and consciousness in nature; title: The range of conscious awareness on earth; title: Presumptive rights and conflicts of rights: Introduction; title: Rs of the thou of nature; title: A scheme of presumptive natural rights; title: A fourth R of the thou of nature; title: Conflicts of rights; title: Hunting and fishing : Introduction; title: Hunting; title: Fishing; title: Responses to the charge of impractical idealism; title: Eating and wearing: Introduction; title: Using animals for food; title: The vegetarian response; title: Using animals for apparel and other purposes; title: Other areas of responsibility and concern: Introduction; title: Experimenting on animals; title: Rodeos, circuses, zoos, and aquariums; title: Endangered species and despoliations of natural environments; title: The human population explosion; title: The threat of global climate change; title: A new moral and religious consciousness: Introduction; title: Empowerment in religion of nature; title: Objections and replies; title: Principles and prescriptions.