Sarkar Environmental Philosophy

From Theory to Practice
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-118-12139-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten, E-Book

The first comprehensive treatment of environmental philosophy,going beyond ethics to address the philosophical concepts thatunderlie environmental thinking and policy-making today
* Encompasses all of environmental philosophy, includingconservation biology, restoration ecology, sustainability,environmental justice, and more
* Offers the first treatment of decision theory in anenvironmental philosophy text
* Explores the conceptions of nature and ethical presuppositionsthat underlie contemporary environmental debates, and, moving fromtheory to practice, shows how decision theory translates to publicpolicy
* Addresses both hot-button issues, including population andimmigration reform, and such ongoing issues as historical legaciesand nations' responsibility and obligation for environmentalproblems
* Anchors philosophical concepts to their practical applications,establishing the priority of the discipline's real-worldimportance

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sarkar, Sahotra

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments ix
List of Acronyms xi
1 Introduction 1
2 What Is the Environment? 13
3 Ethics for the Environment 38
4 From Ethics to Policy 65
5 Biodiversity and Conservation 98
6 Environmental Restoration 130
7 Sustainability 157
8 Justice and Equity 174
9 Where Does This Leave Us? 196
Glossary 202
References 204
Index 219

Über Autor(innen)

Sahotra Sarkar specializes in the history and philosophy ofscience and conservation biology; he helped develop the frameworkfor systematic conservation planning for the protection ofbiodiversity (as co-author, with Chris Margules, of SystematicConservation Planning). He also co-edited The Philosophy ofScience: An Encyclopedia and A Companion to the Philosophyof Biology. He is the author of Doubting Darwin?:Creationist Designs on Evolution (Blackwell), Genetics andReductionism, Molecular Models of Life, andBiodiversity and Environmental Philosophy. He is a professorof Philosophy and Integrative Biology at the University of Texas atAustin.