TY  - BOOK
AU  - Brennan,Andrew
AU  - Lo,Y.S.
TI  - Understanding environmental philosophy
T2  - Understanding movements in modern thought
SN  - 9781315711539
AV  - GE40 .B74 2014
U1  - 179.1 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Environmental sciences
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Environmental ethics
KW  - Environmental monitoring
KW  - Environmental Monitoring
KW  - Sciences de l'environnement
KW  - Philosophie
KW  - Environnement
KW  - Surveillance
KW  - Éthique de l'environnement
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Originally published 2010 by Acumen; Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-227) and index; 1. Introduction : the place of environmental philosophy and its basic concepts -- 2. Future generations : what consideration do we owe them? -- 3. Animals : are they as morally valuable as human beings? -- 4. Living things : ethics for the non- human world -- 5. Community: how big is our moral world? -- 6. Natural things : the puzzle of what "natural" means, and whether humans belong to nature -- 7. Foundations : can there be a secular basis for the ideas of human dignity and intrinsic value in nature? -- 8. Origins : political, religious and cultural diagnoses of environmental problems -- 9. Beyond individual responsibility : governance and the affl uenzic society
N2  - Environmental philosophy is one of the exciting new fields of philosophy to emerge in the last forty years. ""Understanding Environmental Philosophy"" presents a comprehensive, critical analysis of contemporary philosophical approaches to current ecological concerns. Key ideas are explained, placed in their broader cultural, religious, historical, political and philosophical context, and their environmental policy implications are outlined. Central ideas and concepts about environmental value, individual wellbeing, ecological holism and the metaphysics of nature set the stage for a discussion
UR  - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=924356
ER  -