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David W. Clowney is associate professor of philosophy at Rowan University. Patricia Mosto is dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Education and Sciences at Rider University.
1 Preface: The Design of This Book and How to Get the Most Out of It
2 Acknowledgments
3 Part I: A Philosophical and Ethical Framework for Environmental Ethics
4 CHAPTER 1: Introduction
5 CHAPTER 2: The worldviews of the Abrahamic religions and the environment
6 CHAPTER 3: Asian, Native American, and Modern Western Worldviews and the Environment
7 CHAPTER 4: Valuing Nature
8 CHAPTER 5: Deep Ecology & Biocentrism
9 CHAPTER 6: Ecofeminism
10 CHAPTER 7: Social Ecology & Environmental Justice
11 Part II: Environmental Ethics and Areas of Environmental Concern
12 CHAPTER 8: Atmospheric Problems
13 CHAPTER 9: Waste
14 CHAPTER 10: Land Degradation
15 CHAPTER 11: Water Pollution and Water Resources
16 CHAPTER 12: Biodiversity
17 CHAPTER 13: Animal Rights
18 CHAPTER 14: Global Population Expansion
19 CHAPTER 15: Sustainability, Consumption, Business and Energy
20 Epilogue
This text features the important classic writings in environmental ethics vital to any effective representation of the subject, while also including a significant number of new voices, enabling students and instructors to gain a sense of the currency and liveliness of the field. Especially valuable, and setting this book apart from most textbooks in environmental ethics, are the 'In The First Person' vignettes from a range of environmental specialists, philosophers, and activists who give eloquent response to the question of why earth care matters. This text shows that environmental ethics is truly theory-in-action; as a field of study it does not merely identify salient conceptual and practical environmental problems, but strives to do something about them.
— Chaone Mallory, Villanova University
• Alternative TOC for use with different student populations in philosophy or environmental science/studies programs.
• Chapter introductions provide a thorough introduction to the philosophical and policy issues discussed in each chapter, with the historical and scientific background necessary to understand them, and suggestions for further reading.
• Frequent short discussion cases facilitate discussion of issues discussed in each chapter's readings.
• “In the first person" contributions in most chapters place issues of environmental ethics in the life context of individuals who are dealing with them.
• Extended case studies in the second half of the text (chapter 9-15) explore complex ethical issues in environmental policy and practice in government and business at the local, state and national level.