ABSTRACT
While it may be true that there is nothing new under the sun, when it comes to discussing environmental issues it seems that perhaps this is not the case. The novelty of environmental issues and problems, from global warming, climate change and biodiversity loss, to concerns for animal rights or the intrinsic value of nature, should not blind us to the fact that humans have always thought about their relationship to the environment. As such the environment and our relationship to it is a long-established issue in social theory.
