Doing environmental ethics
Robert Traer (Author)
"Doing Environmental Ethics is a brief, accessible applied-ethics book offering an inclusive and practical way for an individual to personally address the world s ecological crisis. Author Robert Traer builds on a commonsense understanding of doing what is right and being a good person and suggests how, with a deeper sense of self and one's place in nature, we can begin to change our "carbon footprint." To consider and understand public policies and personal environmental practices, Traer draws on secular and religious perspectives, as well as Eastern and Western traditions. Doing Environmental Ethics devotes central attention to considerations of duty (to other people, species, and ecosystems), character (personal traits and virtues), relationships (to people and the natural environment) and rights (of people to participate in land-use decisions that affect them). Discussion questions at the end of each chapter help readers clarify their reasoning and create action plans for change. Doing Environmental Ethics demonstrates how valuable defining one's own philosophy about the environment is to living with greater ecological awareness and sense of personal responsibility."--Jacket
xiv, 370 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
9780813343976, 0813343976
191926621
Ethics and science
Moral philosophy : an adventure in reasoning. Right and good ; Reasoning about our feelings ; Environmental ethics ; Learning from diverse theories ; Doing ethics together ; Questions : moral philosophy : an adventure in reasoning
Ethics and science : moral consideration. What we know and can't know ; An evolving theory of evolution ; Ecosystems and emergent properties ; Ascribing value to nature ; Questions : ethics and science : moral considerations
Ethics and economics : the common good. Invisible hand? ; Economic and ethical issues ; Globalization and economic growth ; Green economics ; Questions : ethics and economics : the common good
Constructing and testing ethical presumptions
Duty : nature and future generations. Doing our duty ; Right action ; Commanded by God : Jews and Muslims ; Government, land, and property ; Applying the golden rule ; Animals, species, ecosystems, and landscapes ; Questions : duty : nature and future generations
Character : ecological virtues. Being good ; Children's stories ; Christian stewardship ; Virtues : integrity, gratitude, and frugality ; Respecting and appreciating nature ; Questions : character : ecological virtues
Relationships : empathy and integrity. Empathy is natural ; Culture and human nature ; Deep ecology ; Ecofeminism : a social ecology ; Ecological integrity ; Questions : relationships : empathy and integrity
Rights : humans and animals? Human rights law ; Environmental rights ; Animal rights? ; A rights strategy ; Questions : rights : humans and animals?
Consequences : predicting the future. Utilitarianism ; Animal suffering ; Cost-benefit analysis ; Biocentric consequentialism ; Scientific consequences ; Questions : consequences : predicting the future
Learning from nature
Ecological living : sustainable consumption. Duty : to reduce our consumption ; Character : consumer choices ; Relationships : our natural community ; Rights : to a healthy environment ; Consequences : sustainable consumption ; Questions : ecological living : sustainable consumption
Environmental policy : governments, corporations, NGOs. Governments : international and US policies ; Corporations : moral leadership ; Nongovernmental organizations : advocacy and action ; Collaborative strategies : GLWQA and the Apollo Alliance ; Consequences : incentives and taxes ; Questions : environmental policy : governments, corporations, NGOs
Air and water : a healthy environment. The earth's atmosphere ; Air : pollution and greenhouse gases ; Water : quality and scarcity ; Economic predictions : shortsighted ; Questions : air and water : a healthy environment
Agriculture : land and food. Nature's cycles ; Industrial agriculture ; Poor farmers ; Sustainable farming ; Questions : agriculture : land and food
Public land : adaptive management. Conservationists versus preservationists ; National forests and parks ; Restoring deserts and wetlands ; Wildlife reserves in Asia and Africa ; Ethical and legal presumptions ; Questions : public land : adaptive management
Urban ecology : building green. The built environment ; Transportation ; Water and waste ; Sustainable cities ; Consequences ; Questions : urban ecology : building green
Climate change : global warming. The carbon cycle ; Responsibility ; Predicting consequences ; Taking action ; Questions : climate change : global warming