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REFLECTING ON NATURE
READINGS IN ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS AND PHILOSOPHY |
| By: |
Lori Gruen, Dale Jamieson, Christopher Schlottmann |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
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£36.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0199782431 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780199782437 |
| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC |
| Pub. date: |
31 August, 2012 |
| Edition: |
2nd Revised edition |
| Pages: |
336 |
| Description: |
Reflecting on Nature introduces readers to the fields of environmental philosophy and environmental ethics, offering both classic and current readings that focus on key themes - images of nature, ethics, justice, animals, food, climate, biodiversity, aesthetics and wilderness. It helps students to focus on fundamental issues within environmental philosophy and offers succinct readings that explore the central tensions and problems within environmentalphilosophy. |
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Spanning centuries of philosophical and environmental thought, Reflecting on Nature: Readings in Environmental Ethics and Philosophy, Second Edition, will inform and enlighten your students while also encouraging debate. Extensively revised and updated for the second edition, this comprehensive collection presents fifty classic and contemporary readings, thirty-three of them new. The second edition retains the core readings and insights of the first edition while also updating its coverage in light of the many changes that have occurred over the last twenty years in the intellectual climate and in patterns of environmental concern. The selections are topically organized into sections on animals, biodiversity, ethics, images of nature, wilderness, and-new to this edition-aesthetics, climate change, food, and justice. This thematic organization, in combination with coverage of current environmental issues, encourages students to apply what they learn in class to real-life problems.Featuring insightful section introductions, discussion questions, and suggestions for further reading, Reflecting on Nature, Second Edition, is ideal for use in environmental philosophy, environmental ethics, and environmental studies courses. |
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US |
| Imprint: |
Oxford University Press Inc |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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