The environment: philosophy, science, and ethics

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 or...

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Corporate Author: Inland Northwest Philosophy Conference Pullman, Wash.; Moscow, Idaho
Other Authors: Kabasenche, William P. 1972-, O'Rourke, Michael 1963-, Slater, Matthew H. 1977-
Format: Conference Proceedings eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. MIT Press ©2012
Series:Topics in contemporary philosophy
Links:https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/9780262017404.001.0001?locatt=mode:legacy
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.
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (vi, 307 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:0262301776
1280498927
9780262301770
9781280498923