Environmental Ethics Readings in Theory and Application [Paperback]

ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS, 7th Edition presents the main issues in environmental ethics using a diverse set of readings arranged in dialogue format. The seventh edition of this popular anthology features selections from contemporary authors as well as readings from classic writers, all chosen for their clarity and accessibility. By exploring both sides of every topic, this edition helps students quickly grasp each subject and move from theory to application. Making this textbook even more enjoyable to read include new sections on Environmental Justice, Climate Change, Food Ethics, Nature and Naturalness, Sustainability, Population and Consumption, Future Generations, and Holism. I have been using Reason and Responsibility for several years in my Introduction to Philosophy course. Each edition continues to include articles I have my students read, and often adds articles that I was already having them read. The classics are extremely difficult reading for today's students. A few are impenetrable. These, however, are balanced with contemporary pieces that explain the main ideas (for example Rowe on the ontological argument). & many of my students report that they really like this text. Part I: THEORY. 1. Introduction. Clare Palmer, Contested Frameworks in Environmental Ethics. Thomas E. Hill, Jr., Ideals of Human Excellence and Preserving Natural Environments. Henry Shue, Global Environment and International Inequality. 2. Future Generations. Derek Parfit, Energy Policy and the Further Future: The Identity Problem. Annette Baier, The Rights of Past and Future Persons. Richard B. Howarth, Intergenerational Justice. 3. Animal Rights. Immanuel Kant, Rational Beings Alone Have Moral Worth. Holly L Wilson, Green Kant: Kant's Treatment of Animals. Peter Singer, A Utilitarian Defense of Animal Liberation. Tom Regan, The Radical Egalitarian Case for Animal Rights. Mary Anne Warren, A Critique of Regan's Animal Rights Theory. Dale Jamieson, Against Zoos. 4. Nature and Naturalnesslƒ°