Environment Philosophy, Science, and Ethics

Name: Environment Philosophy, Science, and Ethics
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ISBN: 9780262017404

ISBN-10: 0262017407

ISBN-13: 9780262017404

Edition: 2012

Authors: William P. Kabasenche, Michael O'Rourke, Matthew H. Slater, Robert N. Brandon, Katie Mcshane

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Philosophical reflections on the environment began with early philosophers' invocation of a cosmology that mixed natural and supernatural phenomena. Today, the central philosophical problem posed by the environment involves not what it can teach us about ourselves and our place in the cosmic order but rather how we can understand its workings in order to make better decisions about our own conduct regarding it. The resulting inquiry spans different areas of contemporary philosophy, many of which are represented by the fifteen original essays in this volume.The contributors first consider conceptual problems generated by rapid advances in biology and ecology, examining such topics as…

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List price: $40.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 4/27/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

William P. Kabasenche is Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Washington State University.

Matthew H. Slater is Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Bucknell University.



Acknowledgments



The Environment: How to Understand It and What to Do about It




The Concept of the Environment in Evolutionary Theory




What If Ecological Communities Are Not Wholes?




The Environment, from a Behavioral Perspective




Systems Theory and the New Ecophilosophy




Situated Adaptationism




Thinking Ecologically: The Legacy of Rachel Carson




Climate, Consensus, and Contrarians




Nature as the School of the Moral World: Kant on Taking an Interest in Natural Beauty




Precaution Has Its Reasons




Add to Cart? Environmental "Amenities" and Cost-Benefit Analysis




Can We-and Should We-Make Reparation to "Nature"?




Getting the Bad Out: Remediation Technologies and Respect for Others




Emissions, Economics, and Equity: Problems with Nuclear Solutions to Climate Change




On the Need for Front-Line Climate Ethics



List of Contributors


Index