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.
Contents
List of Contributors.
Introduction.
Part I: Cultural Traditions:.
1. Indigenous Traditions: Laurie Anne Whitt , Mere Roberts, Waerete Norman, And Vicki Greives.
(Michigan Technological University).
2.Classical China: Karyn Lai (University Of New South Wales).
3.Classical India: O. P. Dwivedi (University Of Guelph).
4. Jainism And Buddhism: Christopher Key Chapple (Loyola Marymount University).
5. The Classical Greek Tradition: Gabriella Carone (University Of Colorado At Boulder).
6.Judaism: Eric Katz (New Jersey Institute Of Technology).
7. Christianity: Robin Attfield (Cardiff University).
8. Islam: S. Nomanul Haq (Rutgers University).
9. Early Modern Philosophy: Charles Taliaferro (St. Olaf College).
10. Nineteenth- And Twentieth-Century Philosophy: Andrew Brennan (The University Of Western Australia).
Part II: Contemporary Environmental Ethics:.
11. Meta-Ethics: John O'Neill (Lancaster University).
12. Normative Ethics: Robert Elliot (University Of The Sunshine Coast).
13. Sentientism: Gary Varner (Texas A&M University).
14. The Land Ethic: J. Baird Callicott (University Of North Texas).
15. Deep Ecology: Freya Matthews (La Trobe University).
16. Ecofeminism: Victoria Davion (University Of Georgia).
Part III: Environmental Philosophy and Its Neigbours:.
17. Literature: Scott Slovic (University Of Nevada, Reno).
18. Aesthetics: John Andrew Fisher (University Of Colorado At Boulder).
19. Economics: A. Myrick Freeman III (Bowdoin College).
20. History: Ian Simmons (University Of Durham).
21. Ecology: Kristin Shrader-Frechette (University Of Notre Dame).
22. Politics: Robyn Eckersley (Monash University).
23. Law: Sheila Jasanoff (Harvard University).
Part IV: Problems in Environmental Philosophy:.
24. Wilderness: Mark Woods (University Of San Diego).
25. Population: Clark Wolf (University Of Georgia).
26. Future Generations: Ernest Partridge (University Of California, Riverside).
27. Sustainability: Alan Holland (Lancaster University).
28. Biodiversity: Holmes Rolston, III (Colorado State University).
29. Animals: Peter Singer (rinceton University).
30. Environmental Justice: obert Figueroa And Claudia Mills (Colgate University And University Of Colorado At Boulder).
31. Technology: Lori Gruen (Stanford University).
32. Climate: Henry Shue (Cornell University).
33. Land And Water: Paul B. Thompson (Purdue University).
34. Consumption: Mark Sagoff (Institute For Philosophy And Publc Policy).
35. Colonization: Keekok Lee (University Of Lancaster).
36. Environmental Disobedience: Ned Hettinger (College Of Charleston).
Index.
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