The environment : philosophy, science, and ethics / edited by William P. Kabasenche, Michael O'Rourke, and Matthew H. Slater.
2012
BD581 .I55 2009eb
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Title
The environment : philosophy, science, and ethics / edited by William P. Kabasenche, Michael O'Rourke, and Matthew H. Slater.
ISBN
9780262301770 (electronic bk.)
0262301776 (electronic bk.)
1280498927
9781280498923
9780262017404
0262017407
0262301776 (electronic bk.)
1280498927
9781280498923
9780262017404
0262017407
Publication Details
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2012.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (vi, 307 pages) : illustrations.
Call Number
BD581 .I55 2009eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
333.7
Summary
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.
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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.
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