A Companion to Environmental Philosophy

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Dale Jamieson
John Wiley & Sons, Apr 15, 2008 - Philosophy - 552 pages

A Companion to Environmental Philosophy is a pioneering work in the burgeoning field of environmental philosophy. This ground-breaking volume contains thirty-six original articles exemplifying the rich diversity of scholarship in this field.

  • Contains thirty-six original articles, written by international scholars.
  • Traces the roots of environmental philosophy through the exploration of cultural traditions from around the world.
  • Brings environmental philosophy into conversation with other fields and disciplines such as literature, economics, ecology, and law.
  • Discusses environmental problems that stimulate current debates.
 

Contents

PART II CONTEMPORARY ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
161
PART III ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHY AND ITS NEIGHBORS
249
PART IV PROBLEMS IN ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHY
347

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About the author (2008)

Dale Jamieson is Henry R. Luce Professor in Human Dimensions of Global Change at Carleton College. He is author of Morality's Progress: Essays on Humans, Other Animals, and the Rest of Nature (2002), and the editor of many books including Singer and His Critics (Blackwell, 1999). For nearly twenty years he taught at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and has also held visiting positions at Cornell University, Monash University in Australia, and Oxford University. He works primarily in the fields of environmental philosophy, ethics, and philosophy of biology and mind.

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