Environmental ethics: an overview for the Twenty-First century
Editorial BLACKWELL PUBLISHERS LTD.
Festland Spanien
- Verlag BLACKWELL PUBLISHERS LTD.
- ISBN13 9780745627380
- ISBN10 0745627382
- Gegenstandsart Buch
- Buchseiten 232
- Jahr der Ausgabe 2003
- Bindung Gebunden
Abschnitte
Ethik / Philosophie MoralEnvironmental ethics: an overview for the Twenty-First century
Editorial BLACKWELL PUBLISHERS LTD.
Festland Spanien
Buch Details
The books introduces environmental problems and environmental ethics and surveys theories of the sources of the problems. Attfield also puts forward his own original contributions to the debates, advocating biocentric consequentialism among theories of normative ethics and defending objectivism in meta-ethics. The possibilities of ethical consumerism and investment are discussed, and the nature and basis of responsibilities for future generations in such areas as sustainable development are given detailed consideration. Attfield adopts an inclusive, cosmopolitan perspective in discussions of global ethics and citizenship, and illustrates his argument with a discussion of global warming.
The text uses a range of devices to aid understanding, such as summaries of key issues, and guides to further reading and relevant websites. It has been written particularly with a view to the needs of students taking courses in environmental ethics, and will be of interest to students and scholars of philosophy, ethics, geography, religion and environmental studies.