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Beyond the Land Ethic

Author : J. Baird Callicott
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1999-04-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780791498378

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CHOICE 1999 Outstanding Academic Title A sequel to Callicott's pioneering work, In Defense of the Land Ethic, Beyond the Land Ethic engages a wide spectrum of topics central to the field, including the troubled relationship of environmental philosophy to current mainstream academic philosophy; the relationship of recent developments in evolutionary and ecological sciences to the Leopold land ethic long championed by the author; the perennial debates in environmental ethics about the ontological status of intrinsic value and the necessity of moral pluralism; the metaphysical implications of ecology and the New Physics as manifest in agriculture, medicine, and industrial technology; and the philosophical dimensions of conservation biology and "clinical ecology."

In Defense of the Land Ethic

Author : J. Baird Callicott
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1989-02-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0887069002

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In Defense of the Land Ethic by J. Baird Callicott Pdf

In Defense of the Land Ethic: Essays in Environmental Philosophy brings into a single volume J. Baird Callicott’s decade-long effort to articulate, defend, and extend the seminal environmental philosophy of Aldo Leopold. A leading voice in this new field, Callicott sounds the depths of the proverbial iceberg, the tip of which is “The Land Ethic.” “The Land Ethic,” Callicott argues, is traceable to the moral psychology of David Hume and Charles Darwin’s classical account of the origin and evolution of Hume’s moral sentiments. Leopold adds an ecological vision of organic nature to these foundations. How can an evolutionary and ecological environmental ethic bridge the gap between is and ought? How may wholes—species, ecosystems, and the biosphere itself—be the direct objects of moral concern? How may the intrinsic value of nonhuman natural entities and nature as a whole be justified? In addition to confronting and resolving these distinctly philosophical queries, Callicott engages in lively debate with proponents of animal liberation and rights—finally to achieve an integrated theory of animal welfare and environmental ethics. He critically discusses the land ethic that is alleged to have prevailed among traditional American Indian peoples and points toward a new and equally revolutionary environmental aesthetic.

In Defense of the Land Ethic

Author : J. Baird Callicott,University Distinguished Research Professor J Baird Callicott
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1989-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0887068995

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In Defense of the Land Ethic by J. Baird Callicott,University Distinguished Research Professor J Baird Callicott Pdf

In Defense of the Land Ethic: Essays in Environmental Philosophy brings into a single volume J. Baird Callicott's decade-long effort to articulate, defend, and extend the seminal environmental philosophy of Aldo Leopold. A leading voice in this new field, Callicott sounds the depths of the proverbial iceberg, the tip of which is "The Land Ethic." "The Land Ethic," Callicott argues, is traceable to the moral psychology of David Hume and Charles Darwin's classical account of the origin and evolution of Hume's moral sentiments. Leopold adds an ecological vision of organic nature to these foundations. How can an evolutionary and ecological environmental ethic bridge the gap between is and ought? How may wholes--species, ecosystems, and the biosphere itself--be the direct objects of moral concern? How may the intrinsic value of nonhuman natural entities and nature as a whole be justified? In addition to confronting and resolving these distinctly philosophical queries, Callicott engages in lively debate with proponents of animal liberation and rights--finally to achieve an integrated theory of animal welfare and environmental ethics. He critically discusses the land ethic that is alleged to have prevailed among traditional American Indian peoples and points toward a new and equally revolutionary environmental aesthetic.

Environmental Philosophy in Asian Traditions of Thought

Author : J. Baird Callicott,James McRae
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781438452012

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Environmental Philosophy in Asian Traditions of Thought by J. Baird Callicott,James McRae Pdf

Seminal essays on environmental philosophy from Indian, Chinese, and Japanese traditions of thought. Environmental Philosophy in Asian Traditions of Thought provides a welcome sequel to the foundational volume in Asian environmental ethics Nature in Asian Traditions of Thought. That volume, edited by J. Baird Callicott and Roger T. Ames and published in 1989, inaugurated comparative environmental ethics, adding Asian thought on the natural world to the developing field of environmental philosophy. This new book, edited by Callicott and James McRae, includes some of the best articles in environmental philosophy from the perspective of Asian thought written more recently, some of which appear in print for the first time. Leading scholars draw from the Indian, Chinese, and Japanese traditions of thought to provide a normative ethical framework that can address the environmental challenges being faced in the twenty-first century. Hindu, Buddhist, Confucian, and Daoist approaches are considered along with those of Zen, Japanese Confucianism, and the contemporary philosophy of the Kyoto School. An investigation of environmental philosophy in these Asian traditions not only challenges Western assumptions, but also provides an understanding of Asian philosophy, religion, and culture that informs contemporary environmental law and policy.

A Sand County Almanac

Author : Aldo Leopold
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780197500286

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A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold Pdf

Few books have had a greater impact than A Sand County Almanac, which many credit with launching a revolution in land management. Written as a series of sketches based principally upon the flora and fauna in a rural part of Wisconsin, the book, originally published by Oxford in 1949, gathers informal pieces written by Leopold over a forty-year period as he traveled through the woodlands of Wisconsin, Iowa, Arizona, Sonora, Oregon, Manitoba, and elsewhere; a final section addresses the philosophical issues involved in wildlife conservation. Beloved for its description and evocation of the natural world, Leopold's book, which has sold well over 2 million copies, remains a foundational text in environmental science and a national treasure.

A Fierce Green Fire

Author : Marybeth Lorbiecki
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780199965038

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A Fierce Green Fire by Marybeth Lorbiecki Pdf

Previous editions have title: Aldo Leopold: a fierce green fire.

Thinking Like a Planet

Author : J. Baird Callicott
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780199324903

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Thinking Like a Planet by J. Baird Callicott Pdf

Bringing together ecology, evolutionary moral psychology, and environmental ethics, J. Baird Callicott counters the narrative of blame and despair that prevails in contemporary discussions of climate ethics and offers a fresh, more optimistic approach. Whereas other environmental ethicists limit themselves to what Callicott calls Rational Individualism in discussing the problem of climate change only to conclude that, essentially, there is little hope that anything will be done in the face of its "perfect moral storm" (in Stephen Gardiner's words), Callicott refuses to accept this view. Instead, he encourages us to look to the Earth itself, and consider the crisis on grander spatial and temporal scales, as we have failed to in the past. Callicott supports this theory by exploring and enhancing Aldo Leopold's faint sketch of an Earth ethic in "Some Fundamentals of Conservation in the Southwest," a seldom-studied text from the early days of environmental ethics that was written in 1923 but not published until 1979 after the environmental movement gathered strength.

Land, Value, Community

Author : Wayne Ouderkirk,Jim Hill
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780791489345

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Land, Value, Community by Wayne Ouderkirk,Jim Hill Pdf

Leading scholars critically assess the pioneering environmental philosophy of J. Baird Callicott.

Defending Biodiversity

Author : Jonathan A. Newman,Gary Varner,Stefan Linquist
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-05
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780521768863

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Defending Biodiversity by Jonathan A. Newman,Gary Varner,Stefan Linquist Pdf

This interdisciplinary and accessible book will help environmentalists to make stronger arguments in favor of conserving biodiversity.

Beyond Fair Chase

Author : Jim Posewitz
Publisher : FalconGuides
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2002-06-05
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0762788518

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Beyond Fair Chase by Jim Posewitz Pdf

Beyond Fair Chase is for anyone concerned about the future of hunting. In simple but powerful text, it describes the ethical way to hunt, from preparation to shooting to care after the shot. Never before have so many issues been linked together in an ethical context.

Human Value, Environmental Ethics and Sustainability

Author : Mark Ryan
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781783487998

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Human Value, Environmental Ethics and Sustainability by Mark Ryan Pdf

Should we care about the environment because it is economically valuable or because nature has intrinsic value? This book gives a clear overview of some of the main theoretical problems within environmental ethics and offers definitive solutions and alternatives.

Respect for Nature

Author : Paul W. Taylor
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011-04-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781400838530

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What rational justification is there for conceiving of all living things as possessing inherent worth? In Respect for Nature, Paul Taylor draws on biology, moral philosophy, and environmental science to defend a biocentric environmental ethic in which all life has value. Without making claims for the moral rights of plants and animals, he offers a reasoned alternative to the prevailing anthropocentric view--that the natural environment and its wildlife are valued only as objects for human use or enjoyment. Respect for Nature provides both a full account of the biological conditions for life--human or otherwise--and a comprehensive view of the complex relationship between human beings and the whole of nature. This classic book remains a valuable resource for philosophers, biologists, and environmentalists alike--along with all those who care about the future of life on Earth. A new foreword by Dale Jamieson looks at how the original 1986 edition of Respect for Nature has shaped the study of environmental ethics, and shows why the work remains relevant to debates today.

Bounded People, Boundless Lands

Author : Eric T. Freyfogle
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1998-09
Category : Law
ISBN : 1597263257

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What right do humans have to claim sovereignty over the land, to build fences and set boundaries when nature itself recognizes no such boundaries? Is there hope for a new land ethic that is less destructive toward the land, that views nature as something to be valued and nurtured rather than exploited and "developed"?One of the main challenges of contemporary environmentalism is to find a lasting, more ethical way for people to live on the planet. In Bounded People, Boundless Lands, legal scholar Eric T. Freyfogle asks a series of pointed and challenging questions about the human quest for ecological harmony. Deftly interweaving moral and ethical considerations with case studies and real-life situations, Freyfogle provides a deep philosophical examination of personal responsibility and the dominion of human beings over the earth. He raises provocative questions about private property rights, responsible land ownership, the rights of wildlife, and ecological health. Although the questions that Freyfogle asks are not new, they are presented in the context of contemporary events, often connected to legal cases, which allows him to bring age-old issues up to date, and to make direct connections between abstract concepts and our own lives.Throughout, Freyfogle questions the way human beings envision the land, thinking they can claim nature as their own, and criticizes market approaches to valuing and using nature. As an introduction to land ethics, but one that embraces environmental, legal, and philosophical arguments, Bounded People, Boundless Lands is a unique contribution to the environmental literature.

NICOMACHEAN ETHICS

Author : Aristotle
Publisher : 右灰文化傳播有限公司可提供下載列印
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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�EVERY art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and pursuit, is thought to aim at some good; and for this reason the good has rightly been declared to be that at which all things aim. But a certain difference is found among ends; some are activities, others are products apart from the activities that produce them. Where there are ends apart from the actions, it is the nature of the products to be better than the activities. Now, as there are many actions, arts, and sciences, their ends also are many; the end of the medical art is health, that of shipbuilding a vessel, that of strategy victory, that of economics wealth. But where such arts fall under a single capacity- as bridle-making and the other arts concerned with the equipment of horses fall under the art of riding, and this and every military action under strategy, in the same way other arts fall under yet others- in all of these the ends of the master arts are to be preferred to all the subordinate ends; for it is for the sake of the former that the latter are pursued. It makes no difference whether the activities themselves are the ends of the actions, or something else apart from the activities, as in the case of the sciences just mentioned.�

Environmental Justice in African Philosophy

Author : Munamato Chemhuru
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2022-04-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781000567755

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Environmental Justice in African Philosophy by Munamato Chemhuru Pdf

This book focuses on environmental justice in African philosophy, highlighting important new perspectives which will be of significance to researchers with an interest in environmental ethics both within Africa and beyond. Drawing on African social and ethical conceptions of existence, the book makes suggestions for how to derive environmental justice from African philosophies such as communitarian ethics, relational ethics, unhu/ubuntu ethics, ecofeminist ethics and intergenerational ethics. Specifically, the book emphasises the ways in which African philosophies of existence seek to involve everyone in environmental policy and planning and to equitably distribute both environmental benefits (such as natural resources) and environmental burdens (such as pollution and the location of mining, industrial or dumping sites). This extends to fair distribution between global South and global North, rich and poor, urban and rural populations, men and women and adults and children. These principles of humaneness, relationships, equality, interconnectedness and teleologically oriented existence among all beings are important not only to African environmental justice but also to the environmental justice movement globally. The book will interest researchers and students working in the fields of environmental ethics, African philosophy and political philosophy in general.