Ethics of Environmental Concern / Robin Attfield.

First published in 1983, The Ethics of Environmental Concern has become a classic in the relatively new field of environmental ethics. Examining traditional attitudes toward nature, and the degree to which these attitudes enable us to cope with modern ecological problems, Robin Attfield looks partic...

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Place / Publishing House:Athens, Ga. : : University of Georgia Press,, 1991.
Baltimore, Md. : : Project MUSE,, 2012
©1991.
Year of Publication:1991
Edition:2nd ed.
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (276 p.)
Notes:Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Introduction to the First Edition
  • PART ONE: PROBLEMS AND TRADITIONS
  • 1 Ecological Problems
  • 2 Man's Dominion and the Judaeo-Christian Heritage
  • 3 The Tradition of Stewardship
  • 4 Nature and the Place of Man
  • 5 Belief in Progress
  • PART TWO: APPLIED ETHICS
  • 6 Future Generations
  • 7 Multiplication and the Value of Life
  • 8 The Moral Standing of Nonhumans
  • 9 Inter-species Morality: Principles and Priorities
  • 10 Problems and Principles: Is a New Ethic Required?
  • A Review of Recent Literature
  • References
  • Index
  • A
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  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
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  • I
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  • M
  • N
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  • P
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