Environmental Philosophy: From Theory to Practice
| By: | Sahotra Sarkar |
| Publisher: | Wiley Global Research (STMS) |
| Print ISBN: | 9780470671825 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781118121399 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2012 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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The first comprehensive treatment of environmental philosophy, going beyond ethics to address the philosophical concepts that underlie environmental thinking and policy-making today
- Encompasses all of environmental philosophy, including conservation biology, restoration ecology, sustainability, environmental justice, and more
- Offers the first treatment of decision theory in an environmental philosophy text
- Explores the conceptions of nature and ethical presuppositions that underlie contemporary environmental debates, and, moving from theory to practice, shows how decision theory translates to public policy
- Addresses both hot-button issues, including population and immigration reform, and such ongoing issues as historical legacies and nations' responsibility and obligation for environmental problems
- Anchors philosophical concepts to their practical applications, establishing the priority of the discipline's real-world importance