James Simon P.
James Simon P. - Environmental Philosophy An Introduction - Paperback
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Description: Climate change habitat loss rising extinction rates - such problems call for more than just new policies and practices. They raise fundamental questions about the world and our place in it. What for instance is the natural world? Do we humans belong to it? Which parts of it are we morally obliged to protect? Drawing on an exceptionally wide range of sources from virtue ethics to Buddhism leading environmental philosopher Simon P. James sets out to answer these vitally important questions. The book begins with a discussion of animal minds before moving on to explore our moral relations with non - human organisms ecosystems and the earth as a whole. James then considers environmental aesthetics humanity's place in the natural world and the question of what it means to be wild. In the concluding chapter he applies his findings to the topic of global climate change building a strong moral case for urgent action. This accessible entertainingly written book will be essential reading for students of the environment across the humanities and social sciences. It will moreover be an ideal guide for anyone keen to deepen their understanding of environmental issues.
Title: Environmental Philosophy An Introduction
Author(s): James Simon P.
Publisher: John Wiley And Sons Ltd
Barcode: 9780745645476
Pages: 240 Pages
Publication Date: 5/4/2015
Category: Environmentalist Thought & Ideology
Description: Climate change habitat loss rising extinction rates - such problems call for more than just new policies and practices. They raise fundamental questions about the world and our place in it. What for instance is the natural world? Do we humans belong to it? Which parts of it are we morally obliged to protect? Drawing on an exceptionally wide range of sources from virtue ethics to Buddhism leading environmental philosopher Simon P. James sets out to answer these vitally important questions. The book begins with a discussion of animal minds before moving on to explore our moral relations with non - human organisms ecosystems and the earth as a whole. James then considers environmental aesthetics humanity's place in the natural world and the question of what it means to be wild. In the concluding chapter he applies his findings to the topic of global climate change building a strong moral case for urgent action. This accessible entertainingly written book will be essential reading for students of the environment across the humanities and social sciences. It will moreover be an ideal guide for anyone keen to deepen their understanding of environmental issues.
Title: Environmental Philosophy An Introduction
Author(s): James Simon P.
Publisher: John Wiley And Sons Ltd
Barcode: 9780745645476
Pages: 240 Pages
Publication Date: 5/4/2015
Category: Environmentalist Thought & Ideology
