
Environmental Thought
A Short History
Robin Attfield(Author)
Polity Press
Published on 28. January 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
268 pages
978-1-5095-3666-5 (ISBN)
Description
"An ambitious and wide-ranging synthesis of the history of environmental thought by a leading philosopher"--
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
431 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5095-3666-5 (9781509536665)
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Person
Robin Attfield is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Cardiff University. He has taught and researched ethics, philosophy of religion, history of philosophy and environmental philosophy for over fifty years, and is the author or editor of fifteen books and over 250 articles and chapters. He is a former member of the Council of the Royal Institute of Philosophy, a former co-opted member of the Executive Committee of the British Philosophical Association, and current Chair of the Cardiff and District Branch of the United Nations Association.
Content
Table of contents:
Introduction
1 Pre-Modern Attitudes and Influences
2 Early Modern Reflections
3 Darwin and His Successors
4 The American Debate
5 Foundations of the Science of Ecology
6 Further Origins of Conservation
7 Early Environmentalism
8 Environmental Philosophy and Kindred Studies
9 Green Issues and Movements
10 The Environmental Crisis
Conclusion
References
Index
Introduction
1 Pre-Modern Attitudes and Influences
2 Early Modern Reflections
3 Darwin and His Successors
4 The American Debate
5 Foundations of the Science of Ecology
6 Further Origins of Conservation
7 Early Environmentalism
8 Environmental Philosophy and Kindred Studies
9 Green Issues and Movements
10 The Environmental Crisis
Conclusion
References
Index