ABSTRACT

Doing Environmental Ethics faces our ecological crisis by drawing on environmental science, economic theory, international law, and religious teachings, as well as philosophical arguments. It engages students in constructing ethical presumptions based on arguments for duty, character, relationships, and rights, and then tests these moral presumptions by predicting the likely consequences of acting on them. Students apply what they learn to policy issues discussed in the final part of the book: sustainable consumption, environmental policy, clean air and water, agriculture, managing public lands, urban ecology, and climate change. Questions after each chapter and a worksheet aid readers in deciding how to live more responsibly.

The second edition has been updated to reflect the latest developments in environmental ethics, including sustainable practices of corporations, environmental NGO actions, and rainforest certification programs. This edition also gives greater emphasis to environmental justice, Rawls, and ecofeminism. Revised study questions concern application and analysis, and new 'Decisions' inserts invite students to analyze evaluate current environmental issues.

part 1|60 pages

Ethics and Science

chapter 1|18 pages

Moral Philosophy

An Adventure in Reasoning

chapter 2|19 pages

Ethics and Science

Moral Consideration

chapter 3|20 pages

Ethics and Economics

The Common Good

part 2|104 pages

Constructing and Testing Ethical Presumptions

chapter 4|20 pages

Duty

Nature and Future Generations

chapter 5|20 pages

Character

Ecological Virtues

chapter 6|20 pages

Relationships

Empathy and Integrity

chapter 7|20 pages

Rights

Humans and Animals?

chapter 8|22 pages

Consequences

Predicting the Future

part 3|150 pages

Learning from Nature

chapter 9|20 pages

Ecological Living

Sustainable Consumption

chapter 10|21 pages

Environmental Policy

Governments, Corporations, NGOs

chapter 11|19 pages

Air and Water

Healthy Environment

chapter 12|19 pages

Agriculture

Land and Food

chapter 13|20 pages

Public Land

Adaptive Management

chapter 14|21 pages

Urban Ecology

Building Green

chapter 15|22 pages

Climate Change

Global Warming