The environment [ philosophy, science, and ethics

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kabasenche, William P. , 1972- (Author), O'Rourke, Michael , 1963- (Author), Slater, Matthew H. , 1977- (Author)
Corporate Author: Inland Northwest Philosophy Conference (12th : 2009 : Pullman, Wash., an Moscow, Idaho)
Format: Electronic Conference Proceeding Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press , c2012
Series:Topics in contemporary philosophy
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The environment : how to understand it and what to do about it
  • 2. The concept of the environment in evolutionary theory
  • 3. What if ecological communities are not wholes?
  • 4. The environment, from a behavioral perspective
  • 5. Systems theory and the new ecophilosophy
  • 6. Situated adaptationism
  • 7. Thinking ecologically : the legacy of Rachel Carson
  • 8. Climate, consensus, and contrarians
  • 9. Nature as the school of the moral world : Kant on taking an interest in natural beauty
  • 10. Precaution has its reasons
  • 11. Add to cart? environmental "amenities" and cost-benefit analysis
  • 12. Can we, and should we, make reparation to "nature"?
  • 13. Getting the bad out : remediation technologies and respect for others
  • 14. Emissions, economics, and equity : problems with nuclear solutions to climate change
  • 15. On the need for front-line climate ethi