The Environment: Philosophy, Science, and Ethics (Topics in Contemporary Philosophy)
ISBN-13:
9780262017404
ISBN-10:
0262017407
Author:
Michael ORourke, Matthew H. Slater, William P Kabasenche
Publication date:
2012
Publisher:
MIT Press
Format:
Hardcover
307 pages
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ISBN-13:
9780262017404
ISBN-10:
0262017407
Author:
Michael ORourke, Matthew H. Slater, William P Kabasenche
Publication date:
2012
Publisher:
MIT Press
Format:
Hardcover
307 pages
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The Environment: Philosophy, Science, and Ethics (Topics in Contemporary Philosophy) (ISBN-13: 9780262017404 and ISBN-10: 0262017407), written by authors
Michael ORourke, Matthew H. Slater, William P Kabasenche, was published by MIT Press in 2012.
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Original essays by leading scholars consider the environment from biological and ethical perspectives.Philosophical reflections on the environment began with early philosophers' invocation of a cosmology that mixed natural and supernatural phenomena. Today, the central philosophical problem posed by the environment involves not what it can teach us about ourselves and our place in the cosmic order but rather how we can understand its workings in order to make better decisions about our own conduct regarding it. The resulting inquiry spans different areas of contemporary philosophy, many of which are represented by the fifteen original essays in this volume.The contributors first consider conceptual problems generated by rapid advances in biology and ecology, examining such topics as ecological communities, adaptation, and scientific consensus. The contributors then turn to epistemic and axiological issues, first considering philosophical aspects of environmental decision making and then assessing particular environmental policies (largely relating to climate change), including reparations, remediation, and nuclear power, from a normative perspective.ContributorsKatie McShane, Robert Brandon, Rachel Bryant, Michael Trestman, Brian Steverson, Denis Walsh, Lorraine Code, Jay Odenbaugh, Joseph Cannon, Mariam Thalos, Chrisoula Andreou, Clare Palmer, Ben Hale, Kristin Shrader-Frechette, Andrew Light
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