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Environmental ethics : what really matters, what really works / David Schmidtz and Dan C. Shahar

Contributor(s): Publication details: New York : Oxford University Press, copyright 2019.Edition: Third editionDescription: x, 646 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780190259228
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 179.1/ENV
Contents:
Preface -- New to the third edition -- Instructor resources -- Introduction: Some thoughts on ethics -- 1. How we got here. "Old world roots of opinion" / Roderick Frazier Nash ; "Man and nature" / George Perkins Marsh ; "Nature" / Ralph Waldo Emerson ; "Principles of conservation" / Gifford Pinchot ; "The Hetch Hetchy Valley" / John Muir ; "The Hetch Hetchy Dam Site : hearing before the House Committee on the Public Lands" / Gifford Pinchot ; "The land ethic" / Aldo Leopold --I. What really matters : essays on value in nature. Editorial: The last man and the search for objective value -- 2. Humility and control. For discussion : Guilt ; Genesis 1:20-31 ; "On nature" / John Stuart Mill ; "The historical roots of our ecological crisis" / Lynn White Jr. ; "Thinking like a mountain" / Aldo Leopold ; "Silent spring" / Rachel Carson -- 3. Human beings. A. Human suffering: "Famine, affluence, and morality" / Peter Singer ; "Living on a lifeboat" / Garrett Hardin ; "Women, poverty, and population : issues for the concerned environmentalist" / Gita Sen ; "Feeding people versus saving nature?" / Holmes Rolston III -- B. Human excellence: "Ideals of human excellence and preserving natural environments" / Thomas E. Hill Jr. ; "Thoreau, Leopold, and Carson : toward an environmental virtue ethics" / Philip Cafaro ; "Finding value in nature" / Thomas E. Hill Jr. -- 4. Animal suffering. A. Traditional perspectives: "Whether it is unlawful to kill any living thing" / Thomas Aquinas ; "Duties towards animals" / Immanuel Kant ; "Can they suffer?" / Jeremy Bentham -- B. Contemporary perspectives: For discussion: Respect for animals ; "All animals are equal" / Peter Singer ; "The case for animal rights" / Tom Regan ; "Speciesism and the idea of equality" / Bonnie Steinbock ; "Animal liberation and environmental ethics : bad marriage, quick divorce" / Mark Sagoff -- 5. Life. For discussion: Equal respect ; "A moment on the Earth" / Gregg Easterbrook ; "The ethics of respect for nature" / Paul W. Taylor ; "Biocentric individualism" / Gary Varner ; "Are all species equal?" / David Schmidtz -- 6. Wilderness. "Value in nature and the nature of value" / Holmes Rolston III ; "Holistic environmental ethics and the problem of ecofascism" / J. Baird Callicott ; "Refocusing ecocentrism : de-emphasizing stability and defending wildness" / Ned Hettinger and Bill Throop -- 7. Nature. For discussion: How wild does nature have to be? ; "What's wrong with plastic trees?" / Martin Krieger ; "The call of the wild : the struggle against domination and the technological fix of nature" / Eric Katz ; "Can an environmental paradise be regained? The Hetch Hetchy Valley question" / David Pitcher and Jennifer Welchman ; "Restoring nature, without mosquitoes?" / Elizabeth Willott ; "Being prey" / Val Plumwood ; "The shallow and the deep, long-range ecology movement : a summary" / Arne Naess ; "Deep ecology" / Bill Devall and George Sessions ; "Social ecology versus deep ecology" / Murray Bookchin -- II. What really works : essays on human ecology. Editorial: Reflections on what works -- 8. Toward a humane environmentalism. A. Ecology and imperialism. "Radical American environmentalism and wilderness preservation : a third world critique" / Ramachandra Guha ; "When preservationism doesn't preserve" / David Schmidtz ; "The elephant management dilemma" / Ian John Whyte -- B. Conflicting values, conflicting priorities. "Deep ecology revisited" / Ramachandra Guha ; "Natural enemies : an anatomy of environmental conflict" / David Schmidtz ; "The forest for the trees" / Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger ; "Global environment and international inequality" / Henry Shue -- 9. Feminist ecological ethics. "Three models of oppression" / Daniel Silvermint ; "Women farmers of India's Deccan Plateau : ecofeminists challenge world elites" / V. Rukmini Rao ; "Feminism and ecofeminism" / Kristen Hessler and Elizabeth Willott ; "The power and the promise of ecological feminism" / Karen J. Warren --10. Land. "The tragedy of the commons" / Garrett Hardin ; "The institution of property" / David Schmidtz ; "Liberty, property, and environmentalism" / Carol M. Rose ; "Liberty, markets, and environmental values" / Mark Pennington -- 11. At what cost? "Simple problems, simple solutions" / J. H. Dales ; "Cost-benefit analysis : an ethical critique" / Steven Kelman ; "Environmental justice" / Kristin Shrader-Frechette ; "A place for cost-benefit analysis" / David Schmidtz -- 12. Food. "Animal rights : the abolitionist approach" / Gary L. Francione and Anna E. Charlton ; "Is it wrong to eat meat from factory farms? If so, why?" / Mark Bryant Budolfson ; "Eating meat and eating people" / Cora Diamond ; "The (agri)cultural contradictions of obesity" / Michael Pollan ; "On the ethics of ranching" / Paul Schwennesen -- 13. Being a citizen of the world. A. Working together: "Philosophical problems for environmentalism" / Elliott Sober ; "Toward unity among environmentalists" / Bryan G. Norton ; "Anthropocentrism vs. nonanthropocentrism : why should we care?" / Katie McShane ; "Choices, consequences, and cooperative conservation : a new environmentalism?" / Lynn Scarlett -- B. Taking responsibility: "Ethical obligations in a tragedy of the commons" / Baylor L. Johnson ; "Bearing the weight of the world : on the extent of an individual's environmental responsibility" / Ty Raterman ; "Treading lightly on the climate in a problem-ridden world" / Dan Shahar -- 14. Caring for the climate. "Ethics, public policy, and global warming" / Dale Jamieson ; "The climate challenge" / Philip Kitcher ; "Justice in climate change mitigation and adaptation policies" / Darrel Moellendorf ; "The most important thing about climate change" / John Broome ; "Cool it" / Bjorn Lomborg -- 15. Urban ecology and modern life. "Urban ecology" / Adriana Zuniga-Teran ; "Making waste management pay" / Lynn Scarlett ; "Deep economy" / Bill McKibben ; "The virtue of simplicity" / Joshua Colt Gambrel and Philip Cafaro ; "Do we consume too much?" / Mark Sagoff ; "Letting the world grow old" / Freya Mathews ; "Walkable neighborhoods" / Adriana Zuniga-Teran -- 16. Taking action. "Tora! Tora! Tora!" / Paul Watson ; "Environmental philosophy is environmental activism : the most radical and effective kind" / J. Baird Callicott ; "The missing shade of green" / Kate Rawles ; "Taking environmental ethics public" / Andrew Light
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Preface -- New to the third edition -- Instructor resources -- Introduction: Some thoughts on ethics -- 1. How we got here. "Old world roots of opinion" / Roderick Frazier Nash ; "Man and nature" / George Perkins Marsh ; "Nature" / Ralph Waldo Emerson ; "Principles of conservation" / Gifford Pinchot ; "The Hetch Hetchy Valley" / John Muir ; "The Hetch Hetchy Dam Site : hearing before the House Committee on the Public Lands" / Gifford Pinchot ; "The land ethic" / Aldo Leopold --I. What really matters : essays on value in nature. Editorial: The last man and the search for objective value -- 2. Humility and control. For discussion : Guilt ; Genesis 1:20-31 ; "On nature" / John Stuart Mill ; "The historical roots of our ecological crisis" / Lynn White Jr. ; "Thinking like a mountain" / Aldo Leopold ; "Silent spring" / Rachel Carson -- 3. Human beings. A. Human suffering: "Famine, affluence, and morality" / Peter Singer ; "Living on a lifeboat" / Garrett Hardin ; "Women, poverty, and population : issues for the concerned environmentalist" / Gita Sen ; "Feeding people versus saving nature?" / Holmes Rolston III -- B. Human excellence: "Ideals of human excellence and preserving natural environments" / Thomas E. Hill Jr. ; "Thoreau, Leopold, and Carson : toward an environmental virtue ethics" / Philip Cafaro ; "Finding value in nature" / Thomas E. Hill Jr. -- 4. Animal suffering. A. Traditional perspectives: "Whether it is unlawful to kill any living thing" / Thomas Aquinas ; "Duties towards animals" / Immanuel Kant ; "Can they suffer?" / Jeremy Bentham -- B. Contemporary perspectives: For discussion: Respect for animals ; "All animals are equal" / Peter Singer ; "The case for animal rights" / Tom Regan ; "Speciesism and the idea of equality" / Bonnie Steinbock ; "Animal liberation and environmental ethics : bad marriage, quick divorce" / Mark Sagoff -- 5. Life. For discussion: Equal respect ; "A moment on the Earth" / Gregg Easterbrook ; "The ethics of respect for nature" / Paul W. Taylor ; "Biocentric individualism" / Gary Varner ; "Are all species equal?" / David Schmidtz -- 6. Wilderness. "Value in nature and the nature of value" / Holmes Rolston III ; "Holistic environmental ethics and the problem of ecofascism" / J. Baird Callicott ; "Refocusing ecocentrism : de-emphasizing stability and defending wildness" / Ned Hettinger and Bill Throop -- 7. Nature. For discussion: How wild does nature have to be? ; "What's wrong with plastic trees?" / Martin Krieger ; "The call of the wild : the struggle against domination and the technological fix of nature" / Eric Katz ; "Can an environmental paradise be regained? The Hetch Hetchy Valley question" / David Pitcher and Jennifer Welchman ; "Restoring nature, without mosquitoes?" / Elizabeth Willott ; "Being prey" / Val Plumwood ; "The shallow and the deep, long-range ecology movement : a summary" / Arne Naess ; "Deep ecology" / Bill Devall and George Sessions ; "Social ecology versus deep ecology" / Murray Bookchin -- II. What really works : essays on human ecology. Editorial: Reflections on what works -- 8. Toward a humane environmentalism. A. Ecology and imperialism. "Radical American environmentalism and wilderness preservation : a third world critique" / Ramachandra Guha ; "When preservationism doesn't preserve" / David Schmidtz ; "The elephant management dilemma" / Ian John Whyte -- B. Conflicting values, conflicting priorities. "Deep ecology revisited" / Ramachandra Guha ; "Natural enemies : an anatomy of environmental conflict" / David Schmidtz ; "The forest for the trees" / Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger ; "Global environment and international inequality" / Henry Shue -- 9. Feminist ecological ethics. "Three models of oppression" / Daniel Silvermint ; "Women farmers of India's Deccan Plateau : ecofeminists challenge world elites" / V. Rukmini Rao ; "Feminism and ecofeminism" / Kristen Hessler and Elizabeth Willott ; "The power and the promise of ecological feminism" / Karen J. Warren --10. Land. "The tragedy of the commons" / Garrett Hardin ; "The institution of property" / David Schmidtz ; "Liberty, property, and environmentalism" / Carol M. Rose ; "Liberty, markets, and environmental values" / Mark Pennington -- 11. At what cost? "Simple problems, simple solutions" / J. H. Dales ; "Cost-benefit analysis : an ethical critique" / Steven Kelman ; "Environmental justice" / Kristin Shrader-Frechette ; "A place for cost-benefit analysis" / David Schmidtz -- 12. Food. "Animal rights : the abolitionist approach" / Gary L. Francione and Anna E. Charlton ; "Is it wrong to eat meat from factory farms? If so, why?" / Mark Bryant Budolfson ; "Eating meat and eating people" / Cora Diamond ; "The (agri)cultural contradictions of obesity" / Michael Pollan ; "On the ethics of ranching" / Paul Schwennesen -- 13. Being a citizen of the world. A. Working together: "Philosophical problems for environmentalism" / Elliott Sober ; "Toward unity among environmentalists" / Bryan G. Norton ; "Anthropocentrism vs. nonanthropocentrism : why should we care?" / Katie McShane ; "Choices, consequences, and cooperative conservation : a new environmentalism?" / Lynn Scarlett -- B. Taking responsibility: "Ethical obligations in a tragedy of the commons" / Baylor L. Johnson ; "Bearing the weight of the world : on the extent of an individual's environmental responsibility" / Ty Raterman ; "Treading lightly on the climate in a problem-ridden world" / Dan Shahar -- 14. Caring for the climate. "Ethics, public policy, and global warming" / Dale Jamieson ; "The climate challenge" / Philip Kitcher ; "Justice in climate change mitigation and adaptation policies" / Darrel Moellendorf ; "The most important thing about climate change" / John Broome ; "Cool it" / Bjorn Lomborg -- 15. Urban ecology and modern life. "Urban ecology" / Adriana Zuniga-Teran ; "Making waste management pay" / Lynn Scarlett ; "Deep economy" / Bill McKibben ; "The virtue of simplicity" / Joshua Colt Gambrel and Philip Cafaro ; "Do we consume too much?" / Mark Sagoff ; "Letting the world grow old" / Freya Mathews ; "Walkable neighborhoods" / Adriana Zuniga-Teran -- 16. Taking action. "Tora! Tora! Tora!" / Paul Watson ; "Environmental philosophy is environmental activism : the most radical and effective kind" / J. Baird Callicott ; "The missing shade of green" / Kate Rawles ; "Taking environmental ethics public" / Andrew Light