Earth Ethics: Introductory Readings on Animal Rights, and Environmental Ethics
Autor James P. Sterbaen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 aug 1999
This anthology contains numerous up-to-date, well-related readings on animal rights/animal liberation and environmental ethics in addition to current topics such as ecological feminism, and practical applications. Approaching its subjects through a set of opposing readings shows the strength and weaknesses of various alternative positions. Readings cover the topics of Judeo-Christian Perspectives, Respect for Nature, The Land Ethic/Deep Ecology, Reconciliation and Defense, Social Ecology and Environmental Racism, and NonWestern Religious and Cultural Perspectives. For individuals concerned about the environment and the non-humans who inhabit it. "
Preț: 679.56 lei
Preț vechi: 838.96 lei
-19% Nou
Puncte Express: 1019
Preț estimativ în valută:
130.15€ • 134.09$ • 109.02£
130.15€ • 134.09$ • 109.02£
Carte indisponibilă temporar
Doresc să fiu notificat când acest titlu va fi disponibil:
Se trimite...
Preluare comenzi: 021 569.72.76
Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780130148278
ISBN-10: 013014827X
Pagini: 390
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Ediția:Nouă
Editura: Pearson
Locul publicării:Upper Saddle River, United States
ISBN-10: 013014827X
Pagini: 390
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Ediția:Nouă
Editura: Pearson
Locul publicării:Upper Saddle River, United States
Descriere
For one-semester courses in Environmental Ethics.
This anthology contains an ample array of up-to-date, well-related readings on animal rights/animal liberation and environmental ethics—in addition to current topics such as ecological feminism, and practical applications. Approaching topics through a set of opposing readings shows the strength and weaknesses of various alternative positions.
This anthology contains an ample array of up-to-date, well-related readings on animal rights/animal liberation and environmental ethics—in addition to current topics such as ecological feminism, and practical applications. Approaching topics through a set of opposing readings shows the strength and weaknesses of various alternative positions.
Cuprins
I. INTRODUCTION.
II. JUDEO-CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVES.
1. The Historical Roots of Our Ecological Crisis, Lynn White Jr.
2. For God So Loved the World, Andrew Linzey.
III. ANIMAL LIBERATION AND ANIMAL RIGHTS.
3. Down on the Factory Farm, Peter Singer.
4. The Use of Animals in Science, Sidney Gendin.
5. All Animals are Equal, Peter Singer.
6. The Case for Animal Rights, Tom Regan.
7. A Critique of Regan's Theory of Rights, Dale Jamieson.
8. Ethical Vegetarianism Is Unfair to Women and Children, Katherine Paxton George.
9. The Limits of Trooghaft, Desmond Stewart.
IV. RESPECT FOR NATURE.
10. The Ethics of Respect for Nature, Paul W. Taylor.
11. Environmental Ethics and International Justice, Bernard E. Rollins.
12. Environmental Values and Future Generations, Bryan Norton.
13. The Aesthetics of Wildlife Preservation, Eugene Hargrove.
V. THE LAND ETHIC/DEEP ECOLOGY.
14. The Land Ethic: Conservation as a Moral Issue; Thinking like a Mountain, Aldo Leopold.
15. Deep Ecology, Bill Devall and George Sessions.
16. The Ecology of Order and Chaos, Donald Worster.
VI. RECONCILIATION AND DEFENSE.
17. The Rights of the Nonhuman World, Mary Anne Warren.
18. A Biocentrist Strikes Back, James P. Sterba.
VII. ECOLOGICAL FEMINISM.
19. From Heroic to Holistic Ethics: The Ecofeminist Challenge, Marti Kheel.
20. The Power and Promise of Ecological Feminism, Karen J. Warren.
VIII. SOCIAL ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM.
21. What is Social Ecology?, Murray Bookchin.
22. Overcoming Racism in Environmental Decision Making, Robert D. Bullard.
IX. NON-WESTERN RELIGIOUS AND CULTURE PERSPECTIVES.
23. Ties that Bind: Native American beliefs as a Foundation for Environmental Consciousness, Annie L. Booth and Harvey M. Jacobs.
24. African Biocommunitarianism and Australian Dreamtime, J. Baird Callicott.
25. The Buddhist Attitude toward Nature, Lily de Silva.
26. Taoism and the Foundation of Environmental Ethics, Po-Keung Ip.
X. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: GLOBAL WARMING AND OZONE DEPLETION.
27. Global Warming: How Serious is the Threat?, G. Tyler Miller.
28. The Ozone Backlash, Gary Taubes.
29. International Convention on Climate Change.
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: ENDANGERED SPECIES.
30. Endangered Species, Holmes Ralston III.
31. Seeking Global Solutions, John Tuxill.
32. International Convention on Biological Diversity.
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: RADICAL ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION.
33. Tora! Tora! Tora!, Paul Watson.
34. Earth First!, Dave Foreman.
35. Take Back the Earth, Chaia Hellner.
36. Ecological Sabotage: Pranks on Terrorism?, Eugene Hargrove.
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: ECONOMIC GROWTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.
37. Do We Consume Too Much?, Mark Sagoff.
38. No Middle Way on the Environment: A Response to Sagoff, Paul R. Ehrich, Gretchen C. Daily, Scott C. Daily, Norman Myers, and James Salzman.
39. Reply to My Critics, Mark Sagoff.
40. Consuming the Earth: The Biophysics of Sustainability, William E. Rees.
Internet Resources.
Selected Bibliography.
II. JUDEO-CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVES.
1. The Historical Roots of Our Ecological Crisis, Lynn White Jr.
2. For God So Loved the World, Andrew Linzey.
III. ANIMAL LIBERATION AND ANIMAL RIGHTS.
3. Down on the Factory Farm, Peter Singer.
4. The Use of Animals in Science, Sidney Gendin.
5. All Animals are Equal, Peter Singer.
6. The Case for Animal Rights, Tom Regan.
7. A Critique of Regan's Theory of Rights, Dale Jamieson.
8. Ethical Vegetarianism Is Unfair to Women and Children, Katherine Paxton George.
9. The Limits of Trooghaft, Desmond Stewart.
IV. RESPECT FOR NATURE.
10. The Ethics of Respect for Nature, Paul W. Taylor.
11. Environmental Ethics and International Justice, Bernard E. Rollins.
12. Environmental Values and Future Generations, Bryan Norton.
13. The Aesthetics of Wildlife Preservation, Eugene Hargrove.
V. THE LAND ETHIC/DEEP ECOLOGY.
14. The Land Ethic: Conservation as a Moral Issue; Thinking like a Mountain, Aldo Leopold.
15. Deep Ecology, Bill Devall and George Sessions.
16. The Ecology of Order and Chaos, Donald Worster.
VI. RECONCILIATION AND DEFENSE.
17. The Rights of the Nonhuman World, Mary Anne Warren.
18. A Biocentrist Strikes Back, James P. Sterba.
VII. ECOLOGICAL FEMINISM.
19. From Heroic to Holistic Ethics: The Ecofeminist Challenge, Marti Kheel.
20. The Power and Promise of Ecological Feminism, Karen J. Warren.
VIII. SOCIAL ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM.
21. What is Social Ecology?, Murray Bookchin.
22. Overcoming Racism in Environmental Decision Making, Robert D. Bullard.
IX. NON-WESTERN RELIGIOUS AND CULTURE PERSPECTIVES.
23. Ties that Bind: Native American beliefs as a Foundation for Environmental Consciousness, Annie L. Booth and Harvey M. Jacobs.
24. African Biocommunitarianism and Australian Dreamtime, J. Baird Callicott.
25. The Buddhist Attitude toward Nature, Lily de Silva.
26. Taoism and the Foundation of Environmental Ethics, Po-Keung Ip.
X. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: GLOBAL WARMING AND OZONE DEPLETION.
27. Global Warming: How Serious is the Threat?, G. Tyler Miller.
28. The Ozone Backlash, Gary Taubes.
29. International Convention on Climate Change.
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: ENDANGERED SPECIES.
30. Endangered Species, Holmes Ralston III.
31. Seeking Global Solutions, John Tuxill.
32. International Convention on Biological Diversity.
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: RADICAL ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION.
33. Tora! Tora! Tora!, Paul Watson.
34. Earth First!, Dave Foreman.
35. Take Back the Earth, Chaia Hellner.
36. Ecological Sabotage: Pranks on Terrorism?, Eugene Hargrove.
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: ECONOMIC GROWTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.
37. Do We Consume Too Much?, Mark Sagoff.
38. No Middle Way on the Environment: A Response to Sagoff, Paul R. Ehrich, Gretchen C. Daily, Scott C. Daily, Norman Myers, and James Salzman.
39. Reply to My Critics, Mark Sagoff.
40. Consuming the Earth: The Biophysics of Sustainability, William E. Rees.
Internet Resources.
Selected Bibliography.
Caracteristici
- NEW - 17 additional readings—Includes new challenges to ethical vegetarianism and environmental holism.
- Provides students and instructors with many new topics for interesting class discussions and debates. Ex.___
- Provides students and instructors with many new topics for interesting class discussions and debates. Ex.___
- NEW - Added sections—Includes Environmental Racism, Western and non-Western Religious and Cultural Perspectives.
- Introduces students to a broader scope of ethical issues. Ex.___
- Introduces students to a broader scope of ethical issues. Ex.___
- Opposing readings.
- Presents students with “two-sided” arguments so that they can thoroughly explore all areas without bias. Ex.___
- Presents students with “two-sided” arguments so that they can thoroughly explore all areas without bias. Ex.___
- Related readings—Each either builds upon or critiques an earlier one.
- Allows students to make an easy transition from one reading to the next. Ex.___
- Allows students to make an easy transition from one reading to the next. Ex.___
- A wide variety of topics.
- Gives students a more accessible anthology. Ex.___
- Gives students a more accessible anthology. Ex.___
- A cohesive, in-depth introduction—Provides useful critical comment and clarifies arguments.
- Helps students see how the readings respond and relate to each other. Enables instructors to see how the whole course will develop. Ex.___
- Helps students see how the readings respond and relate to each other. Enables instructors to see how the whole course will develop. Ex.___
Caracteristici noi
- 17 additional readings—Includes new challenges to ethical vegetarianism and environmental holism.
- Provides students and instructors with many new topics for interesting class discussions and debates. Ex.___
- Provides students and instructors with many new topics for interesting class discussions and debates. Ex.___
- Added sections—Includes Environmental Racism, Western and non-Western Religious and Cultural Perspectives.
- Introduces students to a broader scope of ethical issues. Ex.___
- Introduces students to a broader scope of ethical issues. Ex.___