Environmental Philosophy: From Theory to Practice
Environmental Philosophy: From Theory to Practice by Sahotra Sarkar
English | February 7, 2012 | ISBN: 0470671815 | 240 pages | MOBI | 0.58 MB
English | February 7, 2012 | ISBN: 0470671815 | 240 pages | MOBI | 0.58 MB
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