The concern of this book is the question of why the environment is protected in the international arena. This question is rarely asked because it is assumed we all want to achieve the same ends. However, in this study of international environmental ethics, Alexander Gillespie explodes this myth. He shows how nations, like individuals, are creating environmental laws and policies which are continually inviting failure since such laws are riddled with inconsistencies and are ultimately contradictory in purpose. Specifically, he seeks a nexus between the reasons why nations protect the environment, how these reasons are reflected in law and policy, and what complications arise from these choices.
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I: Anthropocentricism. II: The Self Interest Justification for Environmental Protection. III: The Use of Economic Rationale As A Justification for Environmental Protection. IV: The Problems With Economic Justifications for Environmental Protection. V: Religious Justifications for Environmental Protection. VI: The Problem of Religiously Inspired Conservation as a Suitable Source of Environmental Protection. VII: Aesthetic, Cultural and Recreational Justifications. VIII: The Rights of Future Generations as a Justification for Environmental Protection. IX: The Problems with the Future Generations Argument. X: The Growth of Non-Anthropocentric Ideals Within International Environmental Law. XI: The Moral Considerability of Animals. XII: Respect for Life. XIII: The Land Ethic
