Nature as Subject
Human Obligation and Natural Community
Published on 12. December 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-8476-8304-8 (ISBN)
Description
Written by one of the instrumental figures in environmental ethics, Nature as Subject traces the development of an ethical policy that is centered not on human beings, but on itself. Katz applies this idea to contemporary environmental problems, introducing themes of justice, domination, imperialism, and the Holocaust. This volume will stand as a foundational work for environmental scholars, government and industry policy makers, activists, and students in advanced philosophy and environmental studies courses.
Reviews / Votes
The reader will be moved well beyond the ordinarily repetitively treated environmental issues of saving a particular organism, recycling, or saving a river or a rain forest. -- J. N. Muzio * Choice Reviews * Eric Katz is a leading contributor to the new environmental philosophy. He goes beyond environmental ethics as applied traditional ethics to articulate a nature-centered philosophy that can be a foundation for the reform not only of individual action and public policy but also of science and technology. -- Carl Mitcham, Pennsylvania State University Katz has been influential in environmental ethics for two decades and this collection of his leading essays is most welcome . . . The result is both more penetrating analysis and increased conviction regarding our direct moral consideration and respect for nature. -- Holmes Rolston III, Colorado State University This book offers original insights to those with a serious interest in environmental ethics and is appropriate for undergraduate courses on the subject. -- Robert L. Grant, St. Ambrose University * Religious Studies Review *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
474 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8476-8304-8 (9780847683048)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Eric Katz is associate professor of philosophy and director of the Science, Technology, and Society Program at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
Content
Chapter 1 Foreword by Mark Sagoff
Chapter 2 Introduction
Part 3 Part I: The Moral Consideration of Nature
Chapter 4 Utilitarianism and Preservation
Chapter 5 Is there a Place for Animals in the Moral Consideration of Nature? Organism, Community, and the "Substitution Problem"
Chapter 6 Buffalo-killing and the Valuation of Species
Chapter 7 Searching for Intrinsic Value
Chapter 8 Defending the Use of Animals by Business
Part 9 Part II: Restoration and Domination
Chapter 10 The Big Lie
Chapter 11 The Call of the Wild
Chapter 12 Artefacts and Functions
Chapter 13 Imperialism and Environmentalism
Part 14 Part III: Justice, Genocide, and the Environment
Chapter 15 Moving Beyond Anthropocentrism
Chapter 16 Biodiversity and Ecological Justice
Chapter 17 The Death of Nature
Chapter 18 Nature's Presence
Part 19 Part IV: History and Tradition
Chapter 20 Judaism and the Ecological Crisis
Chapter 21 The Traditional Ethics of Natural Resource Management
Chapter 22 Bibliography
Chapter 23 Index
Chapter 2 Introduction
Part 3 Part I: The Moral Consideration of Nature
Chapter 4 Utilitarianism and Preservation
Chapter 5 Is there a Place for Animals in the Moral Consideration of Nature? Organism, Community, and the "Substitution Problem"
Chapter 6 Buffalo-killing and the Valuation of Species
Chapter 7 Searching for Intrinsic Value
Chapter 8 Defending the Use of Animals by Business
Part 9 Part II: Restoration and Domination
Chapter 10 The Big Lie
Chapter 11 The Call of the Wild
Chapter 12 Artefacts and Functions
Chapter 13 Imperialism and Environmentalism
Part 14 Part III: Justice, Genocide, and the Environment
Chapter 15 Moving Beyond Anthropocentrism
Chapter 16 Biodiversity and Ecological Justice
Chapter 17 The Death of Nature
Chapter 18 Nature's Presence
Part 19 Part IV: History and Tradition
Chapter 20 Judaism and the Ecological Crisis
Chapter 21 The Traditional Ethics of Natural Resource Management
Chapter 22 Bibliography
Chapter 23 Index