William Forbes
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Paul W. Taylor was an American philosopher best known for his book Respect for Nature: A Theory of Environmental Ethics (1986), which promulgated the biocentric viewpoint in environmental ethics and was a foundational work of environmental philosophy. (Read Peter Singer’s Britannica entry on…
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Green Ethics and Philosophy An A-to-Z Guide (June 2011)
Green Ethics and Philosophy: An A-to-Z Guide covers the moral relationship between humans and their natural environment, specifically targeting the contemporary green movement. Since the 1960s, green ethics and philosophies have helped give birth to the civil rights, feminist, and gay rights movements, as well as contemporary environmentalism.
With a primary focus on green environmental ethics, this reference work, available in both print and electronic formats, presents approximately...
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With a primary focus on green environmental ethics, this reference work, available in both print and electronic formats, presents approximately...