Table of Contents

1 Preface: The Design of This Book and How to Get the Most Out of It 2 Acknowledgments 3 Part I: A Philosophical and Ethical Framework for Environmental Ethics 4 CHAPTER 1: Introduction 5 CHAPTER 2: The worldviews of the Abrahamic religions and the environment 6 CHAPTER 3: Asian, Native American, and Modern Western Worldviews and the Environment 7 CHAPTER 4: Valuing Nature 8 CHAPTER 5: Deep Ecology & Biocentrism 9 CHAPTER 6: Ecofeminism 10 CHAPTER 7: Social Ecology & Environmental Justice 11 Part II: Environmental Ethics and Areas of Environmental Concern 12 CHAPTER 8: Atmospheric Problems 13 CHAPTER 9: Waste 14 CHAPTER 10: Land Degradation 15 CHAPTER 11: Water Pollution and Water Resources 16 CHAPTER 12: Biodiversity 17 CHAPTER 13: Animal Rights 18 CHAPTER 14: Global Population Expansion 19 CHAPTER 15: Sustainability, Consumption, Business and Energy 20 Epilogue

About the Author

David W. Clowney is associate professor of philosophy at Rowan University. Patricia Mosto is dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Education and Sciences at Rider University.

Reviews

This text features the important classic writings in environmental ethics vital to any effective representation of the subject, while also including a significant number of new voices, enabling students and instructors to gain a sense of the currency and liveliness of the field. Especially valuable, and setting this book apart from most textbooks in environmental ethics, are the 'In The First Person' vignettes from a range of environmental specialists, philosophers, and activists who give eloquent response to the question of why earth care matters. This text shows that environmental ethics is truly theory-in-action; as a field of study it does not merely identify salient conceptual and practical environmental problems, but strives to do something about them.
*Chaone Mallory, Villanova University*