The Presence of Nature
A Study in Phenomenology and Environmental Philosophy
Published on 19. November 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
VIII, 167 pages
978-1-349-30792-0 (ISBN)
Description
Are any nonhuman animals conscious? Why, if at all, should we strive to conserve natural environments? In what sense are we parts of nature? Simon James draws on a range of philosophical and literary sources to develop original answers to these and other questions, setting out a refreshingly new approach to environmental philosophy.
Reviews / Votes
'James's philosophical exploration of the ecophenomenological landscape opens new vistas, helping us see a way through the deep thicket of ethical challenges that we denizens of the earth now face. This is an important and provocative book, and an adventure in thinking not to be missed.' - Iain Thomson, University of New Mexico
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Edition
1st ed. 2009
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
VIII, 167 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
230 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-30792-0 (9781349307920)
DOI
10.1057/9780230248526
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
11/2009
Palgrave Macmillan
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Person
SIMON P. JAMES has degrees in biology, history and philosophy of science and philosophy. He is currently a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Durham University, UK. He is the author of Zen
Buddhism and Environmental Ethics
(2004) and, with David E. Cooper,
Buddhism, Virtue and Environment
(2005).
Content
Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction Our Place in Nature Animal Minds Nature's Value, and Other Obsessions Why Conserve Nature? Beyond the Human Conclusion Bibliography Index