Ethics and the Environment
An Introduction

Jamieson asks what is the environment, and how does it figure in an ethical life?

Dale Jamieson (Author)

9780521864213, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 24 January 2008

234 pages, 2 tables
25.3 x 17.9 x 1.9 cm, 0.63 kg

'Here, at long last, is an excellent single-author text that can be used in undergraduate environmental ethics courses in tandem with one of the many good anthologies of landmark essays. Jamieson (NYU) offers a welcome new volume for those in search of accessible, sophisticated and sustained discussions of the ethical perspectives that inform the discipline.' Choice

What is the environment, and how does it figure in an ethical life? This book is an introduction to the philosophical issues involved in this important question, focussing primarily on ethics but also encompassing questions in aesthetics and political philosophy. Topics discussed include the environment as an ethical question, human morality, meta-ethics, normative ethics, humans and other animals, the value of nature, and nature's future. The discussion is accessible and richly illustrated with examples. The book will be valuable for students taking courses in environmental philosophy, and also for a wider audience in courses in ethics, practical ethics, and environmental studies. It will also appeal to general readers who want a reliable and sophisticated introduction to the field.

Preface
1. The environment as an ethical question
2. Human morality
3. Meta-ethics
4. Normative ethics
5. Humans and other animals
6. The value of nature
7. Nature's future.

Subject Areas: The environment [RN], Social & political philosophy [HPS], Ethics & moral philosophy [HPQ]