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• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0199340722
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0199340729
• Author: Ronald Sandler (Author)

An accessible yet rigorous introduction to the field, Environmental Ethics: Theory in Practice helps students develop the analytical skills to effectively identify and evaluate the social and ethical dimensions of environmental issues. Covering a wide variety of theories and critical perspectives, author Ronald Sandler considers their strengths and weaknesses, emphasizes their practical importance, and grounds the discussions in a multitude of both classic and contemporary cases and examples.

Table contents:

PART I. DOING ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS

Chapter 1. What Is Environmental Ethics?

1.1 What Are Environmental Issues?

1.2 Why Environmental Ethics?

1.3 Three Bases for Environmental Ethics

1.4 The Radicalness of Environmental Ethics

1.5 Summary, Key Terms, Questions, and Further Reading

Chapter 2. Methods of Environmental Ethics

2.1 Description, Explanation, Predication, and Prescription

2.2 Environmental Ethics and Environmental Science

2.3 Justification in Ethics: The Philosophical Method and Evaluating Arguments

2.4 Skepticism about Ethics

2.5 God and Ethics

2.6 Summary, Key Terms, Questions, and Further Reading

PART II. NATURE AND NATURALNESS

Chapter Three. The Normativity of Nature

3.1 What Is Nature?

3.2 Is Nature Normative?

3.2.1 Is it Wrong to Interfere with Nature?

3.2.2 Should We Follow Nature?

3.2.3 Is a Behavior Wrong if It Is Unnatural?

3.3 Evolution and Prescription

3.4 Summary, Key Terms, Questions, and Further Reading

Chapter Four. Natural Value

4.1 Instrumental Value

4.2 Final Value (or Intrinsic Value)

4.3 Economic Valuation and Environmental Values

4.4 Is Naturalness Valuable?

4.5 Summary, Key Terms, Questions, and Further Reading

PART 3. MORAL CONSIDERABILITY: WHICH INDIVIDUALS MATTER?

Chapter Five. Anthropocentrism, Ratiocentrism, and Indirect Duties

5.1 Moral Status Terminology

5.2 Arguments for Anthropocentrism

5.3 Ratiocentrism

5.4 Actual Preference Anthropocentrism

5.5 Technological Optimism

5.6 Indirect Duties Views

5.7 Summary, Key Terms, Questions, and Further Reading

Chapter Six. Enlightened Anthropocentrism: Efficiency, Sustainability, and Future Generations

6.1 The Elements of Unwise Resource Use

6.1.1 Inefficient Use

6.1.2 Underutilization

6.1.3 Short-Term Use

6.1.4 Exclusive Use

6.1.5 Narrow Use

6.2 Ideal Preference Anthropocentrism

6.3 The Problem of Future Generations

6.4 Summary, Key Terms, Questions, and Further Reading

Chapter Seven. Nonanthropocentric Individualism: The Moral Considerability of Plants and Animals

7.1 Arguments for Sentientism

7.2 Responses to the Arguments for Sentientism

7.3 Do Plants Have Interests?

7.4 Should We Care about the Interests of Plants?

7.5 Pluralism

7.6 Summary, Key Terms, Questions, and Further Reading

PART IV. NORMATIVE THEORIES: HOW DO THINGS MATTER?

Chapter Eight. Consequentialist Environmental Ethics: Animal Welfare and Utilitarianism

8.1 Distinguishing Normative Theories

8.2 Utilitarianism

8.3 Identifying and Weighing Interests

8.4 Secondary Principles and Indirect Consequentialism

8.5 Concerns about Utilitarian Environmental Ethics

8.6 Summary, Key Terms, Questions, and Further Reading

Chapter Nine. Deontological Environmental Ethics: Respect for Nature, Animal Rights, and Environmental Rights

9.1 The Motivations for Deontology

9.2 Respect for Nature

9.3 Animal Rights

9.4 Human Rights and the Environment

9.5 Concerns about Deontological Environmental Ethics

9.6 Summary, Key Terms, Questions, and Further Reading

Chapter Ten. Character Ethics: Virtue, Vice, and the Environment

10.1 What Are Environmental Virtues and Vices?

10.2 Character and Environmental Ethics

10.3 Environmental Virtue Ethics

10.4 Concerns Regarding Environmental Virtue Ethics

10.5 Evaluating Ethical Theories

10.6 Summary, Key Terms, Questions, and Further Reading

PART V. HOLISTIC ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS

Chapter Eleven. Ecocentrism

11.1 The Argument for the Land Ethic

11.2 Implications of the Land Ethic

11.3 Moral Development and Outdoor Recreation

11.4 Concerns Regarding Ecocentrism

11.4.1 Problematic Implications: Ecofascism and Misanthropy

11.4.2 Conceptual Clarity: Defining Ecosystems and Ecological Integrity

11.4.3 Misapplication of Moral Concepts

11.5 Summary, Key Terms, Questions, and Further Reading

Chapter Twelve. Deep Ecology

12.1 Principles of Deep Ecology

12.2 Metaphysical Holism and Self-Realization

12.3 The “Deep” in Deep Ecology

12.4 Concerns Regarding Deep Ecology

12.5 Spiritual Experience and Environmental Ethics

12.6 Summary, Key Terms, Questions, and Further Reading

Chapter Thirteen. Species and Biodiversity

13.1 What Are Species and Biodiversity?

13.2 The Instrumental Value of Species and Biodiversity

13.3 The Final Value of Species

13.3.1 The Natural Historical Value of Species

13.3.2 Do Species Have Inherent Worth?

13.4 Is There a Duty to Preserve Species?

13.5 Climate Change and the Conservation Dilemma

13.6 Novel Species Conservation Strategies

13.7 Intervention or Restraint?

13.8 Summary, Key Terms, Questions, and Further Reading

PART VI. SOCIAL JUSTICE AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Chapter Fourteen. Ecofeminism and Environmental Pragmatism

14.1 Ecofeminism: Background and Context

14.2 The Logic of Domination and the Ethics of Care

14.3 The Importance of Diverse Perspectives

14.4 The Motivation for Pragmatism

14.5 Themes of Environmental Pragmatism

14.6 Practical Efficacy in Environmental Ethics

14.7 Summary, Key Terms, Questions, and Further Reading

Chapter Fifteen. Environmental Justice

15.1 Unequal Exposure and Environmental Injustice

15.2 Environmental Justice and Cost-Benefit Analysis

15.3 Addressing Environmental Injustice

15.4 The Ethical Dimensions of Consumption

15.5 Summary, Key Terms, Questions, and Further Reading

Chapter Sixteen. Global Justice: Population, Poverty, and the Environment

16.1 The Extent and Sources of Malnutrition

16.2 The Lifeboat Ethic

16.3 Feeding People and Saving Nature

16.4 An Obligation to Assist?

16.5 How Much to Assist?

16.6 Summary, Key Terms, Questions, and Further Reading

PART VII. FINAL THOUGHTS

Chapter Seventeen. The Anthropocene and Environmental Ethics

17.1 Are We in the Anthropocene?

17.2 Why This Definition and This Name?

17.3 Environmental Ethics with or without the “Anthropocene”

17.4 Conclusion, Key Terms, Questions, and Further Reading