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Table of Contents
Learning from experience
Moral philosophy : an adventure in reasoning
Right and good
Environmental ethics
Learning from diverse theories
Reasoning about our feelings
Doing ethics together
Ethics and science : moral consideration
What we know and can't know
An evolving theory of evolution
Ecosystems and emergent properties
Ascribing value to nature
Ethics and economics : the common good
Invisible hand?
Economic and ethical issues
Globalization and economic growth
Green economics
Constructing and testing ethical presumptions
Duty : nature and future generations
Doing our duty
Right action
Commanded by God : Jews and Muslims
Government, land, and property
Applying the golden rule
Animals, species, ecosystems, and landscapes
Character : ecological virtues
Being a good person
Christian stewardship
Virtues : integrity, gratitude, and frugality
Respecting and appreciating nature
Relationships: empathy and integrity
Empathy is natural
Culture and human nature
Deep ecology
Ecofeminism : a social ecology
Ecological integrity
Rights : humans and animals?
Human rights law
Environmental rights
Animal rights?
A rights strategy
Consequences : predicting the future
Utilitarianism
Animal suffering
Cost-benefit analysis
Biocentric consequentialism
Scientific consequences
Worksheet
Learning from nature
Ecological living : sustainable consumption
Duty : to reduce our consumption
Character : consumer choices
Relationships : our natural community
Rights : to a healthy environment
Consequences : sustainable consumption
Environmental policy : governments, corporations, NGOS
Governments : international and us policies
Corporations : moral leadership
Non-governmental organization : advocacy and action
Collaborative strategies : GLWQA and the Apollo Alliance
Consequences: incentives and taxes
Air and water : a healthy environment
The earth's atmosphere
Air : pollution and greenhouse gases
Water : quality and scarcity
Economic predictions : short-sighted
Agriculture : land and life
Nature's cycles
Industrial agriculture
Poor farmers
Sustainable farming
Managing public land: adaptive management
Conservationists versus preservationists
National forests and parks
Restoring deserts and wetlands
Wildlife reserves in Asia and Africa
Ethical and legal presumptions
Urban ecology : building green
The built environment
Transportation
Water and waste
Sustainable cities
Consequences
Climate change : global warming
The carbon cycle
Responsibility
Predicting consequences
Taking action.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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