Robin Attfield
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Oxford University Press
Environmental Ethics: A Very Short Introduction
Pages
160Format
PaperbackRelease date
2019Publisher
Oxford University PressWeight
4 ozSize
6.7 x 0.4 x 4.3 "
Environmental ethics studies the values and principles involved in combating environmental problems such as pollution, loss of species and habitats, and climate change. Environmental Ethics: A Very Short Introduction traces the discipline’s origins and considers how it defends the independent value of living creatures and the need to make decisions informed by the needs and interests of future generations. Exploring the diverse approaches to ethical decisions and judgements, it highlights the importance of making production and consumption sustainable, and of addressing human population levels, together with policies for preserving species, sub-species, and their habitats. It also discusses the different social and political movements involved and considers the environmental attitudes of the world’s religions.
