Earthcare: An Anthology in Environmental Ethics (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780742560475)

This anthology, designed for use in undergraduate courses in environmental ethics, includes new and classic readings by leading writers in the field, full-length case studies, and many short discussion cases. Introductions and discussion questions are provided for all the essays, with each chapter introduced by a summary of the issues and appropriate philosophic, historical and scientific background. Exploring ethical theory, environmental ethics, science and the environmental movement, Earthcare also offers suggestions for students on how to think about ethics and the environment. Through many worldviews, religions and philosophical perspectives, this collection grapples with environmental ethics issues from valuing nature, concerns about the atmosphere, water, land, animals, and human population as well as the interlocking and often problematic interests of business, consumption, energy and sustainability. This book also features examples of a wide variety of environmentally engaged individuals, giving students a way of seeing the connections between the material studied and what they themselves might accomplish.

Author: David Clowney
ISBN-10: 0742560473
ISBN-13: 9780742560475
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Language: English
Published: 11/16/2009
Pages: 736
Format: Paperback
Weight: 3.05lbs
Size: 9.90h x 6.90w x 2.20d