Environmental Philosophy

by Sarkar, Sahotra
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ISBN: 9780470671825
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The first comprehensive treatment of environmental philosophy, going beyond ethics to address the philosophical concepts that underlie environmental thinking and policy-making today
  • Encompasses all of environmental philosophy, including conservation biology, restoration ecology, sustainability, environmental justice, and more
  • Offers the first treatment of decision theory in an environmental philosophy text
  • Explores the conceptions of nature and ethical presuppositions that underlie contemporary environmental debates, and, moving from theory to practice, shows how decision theory translates to public policy
  • Addresses both hot-button issues, including population and immigration reform, and such ongoing issues as historical legacies and nations' responsibility and obligation for environmental problems
  • Anchors philosophical concepts to their practical applications, establishing the priority of the discipline's real-world importance
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: Sarkar, Sahotra
  • ISBN: 9780470671825
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.90 x 0.40
  • Number Of Pages: 224
  • Publication Year: 2012

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