Environmental Ethics

In this thought-provoking book, Pauline Phemister sketches an ecological philosophy based on the systematic philosophy of seventeenth century polymath, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Leibniz and the Environment is essential reading for historians of philosophy and environmental philosophers, and for any..

This book explores the multitude of ways that ‘‘nature’ is constructed, evaluated, and performed through tourism, and the consequences that these different natures have on peoples and places. The book explores the types of ‘moralities’ that have entered into tourism, including environmental consciou..

This book analyzes the major ethical issues surrounding climate engineering. It focuses primarily on solar radiation management techniques for engineering the climate, such as injecting reflective aerosols into the stratosphere or brightening marine clouds. While such techniques might reduce some of..

Why save endangered species without clear aesthetic, economic, or ecosystemic value? This book takes on this challenging question through an account of the intrinsic goods of species...

Why save endangered species without clear aesthetic, economic, or ecosystemic value? This book takes on this challenging question through an account of the intrinsic goods of species...

_x005F_x000D_ An outstanding reference source to the key topics and debates in this exciting subject. Comprising over twenty chapters by a team of international contributors this Handbook is essential reading for students and researchers in philosophy, environmental science and environmental studies..

In this title, first published in 1988, Andrew Brennan argues that we can reduce much of the mysticism surrounding ecological discussions by placing them within a larger context, and illustrating that our individual interests are bound with larger, community interests. Using an interdisciplinary app..

This book provides an interdisciplinary discussion of animals as a source of food within the context of tourism. It focuses on a range of ethical issues associated with the production and consumption of animal foods, highlighting the different ways in which animals are valued and utilised within dif..