Environmental Ethics
Author:   Joseph R. Des Jardins (College of Saint Benedict) ,  William Coyle
Publisher:   Cengage Learning, Inc
Edition:   International Edition
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9781133049975


Pages:   304
Publication Date:   06 January 2012
Format:   Paperback
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How can you use the study of philosophy to make progress toward solving environmental problems? ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS, FIFTH EDITION introduces you to ethical theory in new and easily understood ways. But most of all, this environmental ethics textbook shows you how we can work together to build a better future.

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Author:   Joseph R. Des Jardins (College of Saint Benedict) ,  William Coyle
Publisher:   Cengage Learning, Inc
Imprint:   Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
Edition:   International Edition
Dimensions:   Width: 16.40cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.472kg
ISBN:  

9781133049975


ISBN 10:   1133049974
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   06 January 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface. I. BASIC CONCEPTS. 1. Science, Ethics, and the Environment. 2. Ethical Theory and the Enivornment. II. ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS AS APPLIED ETHICS. 3. Ethics and Economics: Managing Public Lands 4. Responsibilities to Future Generations: Sustainable Development 5. Responsibilities to the Natural World: From Anthropocentric to Nonanthropocentric Ethics. III. THEORIES OF ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS 6. Biocentric Ethics and the Inherent Value of Life. 7. Wilderness, Ecology, and Ethics. 8. The Land Ethic. 9. Deep Ecology 10. Environmental Justice and Social Ecology. 11. Ecofeminism. 12. Pluralism, Pragmatism, and Sustainability. Glossary. Index.

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It is a very good introductory text that 'covers the waterfront' in a coherent systematic fashion. I have been using the text over a number of years now, so I am quite in favor of it. I think it illuminates many relevant issues very effectively through historic cases.


It is a very good introductory text that 'covers the waterfront' in a coherent systematic fashion.


I have been using the text over a number of years now, so I am quite in favor of it. I think it illuminates many relevant issues very effectively through historic cases. It is a very good introductory text that 'covers the waterfront' in a coherent systematic fashion.


Author Information

Joseph DesJardins (Ph.D. University of Notre Dame) is professor of philosophy at the College of Saint Benedict in Minnesota. He specializes in business ethics and environmental ethics and has also published Contemporary Issues in Business Ethics (Fifth Edition, Wadsworth, 2005) with John McCall.

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