Description
Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive treatment of environmental philosophy, going beyond ethics to address the philosophical concepts that underlie environmental thinking and policy-making today
- Encompasses all of environmental philosophy, including conservation biology, restoration ecology, sustainability, environmental justice, and more
- Offers the first treatment of decision theory in an environmental philosophy text
- Explores the conceptions of nature and ethical presuppositions that underlie contemporary environmental debates, and, moving from theory to practice, shows how decision theory translates to public policy
- Addresses both hot-button issues, including population and immigration reform, and such ongoing issues as historical legacies and nations'' responsibility and obligation for environmental problems
- Anchors philosophical concepts to their practical applications, establishing the priority of the discipline''s real-world importance
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix
List of Acronyms xi
1 Introduction 1
2 What Is the Environment? 13
3 Ethics for the Environment 38
4 From Ethics to Policy 65
5 Biodiversity and Conservation 98
6 Environmental Restoration 130
7 Sustainability 157
8 Justice and Equity 174
9 Where Does This Leave Us? 196
Glossary 202
References 204
Index 219
