Peterson A World Not Made for Us

Topics in Critical Environmental Philosophy
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-4384-7961-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 236 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: SUNY series in Environmental Philosophy and Ethics

Proposes a nonanthropocentric reassessment of key themes and approaches in environmental philosophy

Autoren/Hrsg.

Peterson, Keith R.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Acknowledgments

Introduction: Environmental Philosophy: Anthropocentrism, Intrinsic Value, and Worldview Clash

Part I: Anthropocentrism and Philosophical Anthropology

1. Anthropocentrism, Dualism, and Models of the Human

2. The Unfinished Animal

Part II: The Intrinsic Value of Nature

3. The Problem of Intrinsic Value and the Primacy of Priorities

4. Environmental Values and Vital Priorities

5. Political Ecology and Value Theory

Part III: Ecological Ontology

6. Metascientific Stances and Dependence

Conclusion: A World Not Made for Us

Notes
Works Cited
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Keith R. Peterson is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Colby College. His books include a translation of F. W. J. Schelling's First Outline of a System of the Philosophy of Nature, also published by SUNY Press.