Ecologists and Ethical Judgements [Paperback]

How we see the world - our attitudes and assumptions about it - profoundly affects the way we deal with it. This book is written by an interdisciplinary team of ecologists, nature conservationists and environmental philosophers. It seeks to make the connection between the theoretical approaches to the valuation of the natural world and how these work in practice.How we see the world - our attitudes and assumptions about it - profoundly affects the way we deal with it. This book is written by an interdisciplinary team of ecologists, nature conservationists and environmental philosophers. It seeks to make the connection between the theoretical approaches to the valuation of the natural world and how these work in practice.Foreword. Preface. Ecology: Modern hero or Post-Modern villain? From scientific trees to phenomenological wood. Ethics, ecology and economics. The use and abuse of ecological concepts in environmental ethics. An extensionist environmental ethic. Ecology and ethics: relation of religious belief to ecological practice in the Biblical tradition. Christian theological resources for environmental ethics. Environmental needs and social justice. Christianity and human demographic change: towards a diagnostic ethics. Forging a biodiversity ethic in a multicultural context. Collaborative research and intellectual property rights. Ethical considerations and animal welfare in ecological field studies. Wildlife conservation in churchyards: a case study in ethical judgements. Conflicting priorities in site management in England. Index.I warmly commend this book... Plant Talk.Springer Book Archives