A Companion to Environmental Philosophy

Dale Jamieson

Apr 2008 · Muuzaji: John Wiley & Sons

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A Companion to Environmental Philosophy is a pioneering work in the burgeoning field of environmental philosophy. This ground-breaking volume contains thirty-six original articles exemplifying the rich diversity of scholarship in this field.

• Contains thirty-six original articles, written by international scholars.
• Traces the roots of environmental philosophy through the exploration of cultural traditions from around the world.
• Brings environmental philosophy into conversation with other fields and disciplines such as literature, economics, ecology, and law.
• Discusses environmental problems that stimulate current debates.

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Dale Jamieson is Henry R. Luce Professor in Human Dimensions of Global Change at Carleton College. He is author of Morality's Progress: Essays on Humans, Other Animals, and the Rest of Nature (2002), and the editor of many books including Singer and His Critics (Blackwell, 1999). For nearly twenty years he taught at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and has also held visiting positions at Cornell University, Monash University in Australia, and Oxford University. He works primarily in the fields of environmental philosophy, ethics, and philosophy of biology and mind.