A Companion to Environmental Philosophy is a pioneering work in the burgeoning field of environmental philosophy. This ground-breaking volume contains thirty-six original articles exemplifying the rich diversity of scholarship in this field.
- Contains thirty-six original articles, written by international scholars.
- Traces the roots of environmental philosophy through the exploration of cultural traditions from around the world.
- Brings environmental philosophy into conversation with other fields and disciplines such as literature, economics, ecology, and law.
- Discusses environmental problems that stimulate current debates.
List of contributors x
Preface xv
PART I: CULTURAL TRADITIONS 1
1 Indigenous perspectives 3
LAURIE ANNE WHITT, MERE ROBERTS, WAERETE NORMAN, AND VICKI GRIEVES
2 Classical China 21
KARYN L. LA1
3 Classical India 37
0. P . DWIVEDI
4 Jainism and Buddhism 52
CHRISTOPHER KEY CHAPPLE
5 The classical Greek tradition 67
GABRIELA R. CARONE
6 Judaism 81
ERIC KATZ
7 Christianity 96
ROBIN ATTFIECD
8 Islam 111
S. NOMANUL HAQ
9 Early modern philosophy 130
CHARLES TALIAFERRO
10 Nineteenth- and twentieth-century philosophy 146
ANDREW BRENNAN
PART 11: CONTEMPORARY ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS 161
11 Meta-ethics 163
JOHN O'NEILL
12 Normative ethics 177
ROBERT ELLIOT