Environmental Ethics: An Introduction to Environmental Philosophy

Preface. I. BASIC CONCEPTS. 1. Science, Ethics, and the Environment. 2. Ethical Theory and the Enivornment. II. ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS AS APPLIED ETHICS. 3. Ethics and Economics: Managing Public Lands 4. Responsibilities to Future Generations: Sustainable Development 5. Responsibilities to the Natural World: From Anthropocentric to Nonanthropocentric Ethics. III. THEORIES OF ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS 6. Biocentric Ethics and the Inherent Value of Life. 7. Wilderness, Ecology, and Ethics. 8. The Land Ethic. 9. Deep Ecology 10. Environmental Justice and Social Ecology. 11. Ecofeminism. 12. Pluralism, Pragmatism, and Sustainability. Glossary. Index.