E-book
Understanding environmental philosophy
Record details
- ISBN: 9781844652013
- ISBN: 9781844652006
- ISBN: 9781317492221
- ISBN: 9781317492214
- ISBN: 9781315711539
- ISBN: 1317492226
- ISBN: 1317492218
- ISBN: 1315711532
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (vi, 234 pages) : illustrations
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Computer data. - Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2014.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | CatMonthString:september.20 Multi-User. Originally published 2010 by Acumen. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-227) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 1. Introduction : the place of environmental philosophy and its basic concepts -- 2. Future generations : what consideration do we owe them? -- 3. Animals : are they as morally valuable as human beings? -- 4. Living things : ethics for the non- human world -- 5. Community: how big is our moral world? -- 6. Natural things : the puzzle of what "natural" means, and whether humans belong to nature -- 7. Foundations : can there be a secular basis for the ideas of human dignity and intrinsic value in nature? -- 8. Origins : political, religious and cultural diagnoses of environmental problems -- 9. Beyond individual responsibility : governance and the affl uenzic society. |
| Type of Computer File or Data Note: | Text (HTML), electronic book. |
| System Details Note: | Mode of access: Internet. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription. |
| Issuing Body Note: | Made available online by EBSCO. |
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| Subject: | Environmental ethics Environmental sciences -- Philosophy Environmental ethics Environmental sciences -- Philosophy Multi-User. |
| Genre: | Electronic books. |
