- Paperback: 463 pages
- Publisher: Pearson; 2 edition (18 Nov 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0137783663
- ISBN-13: 978-0137783663
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15 x 2.3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,582,511 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Edited by a team of nationally-recognized experts, this anthology features the best available selections -- some written especially for this volume.
Conceptually focused and easily manageable, this book is divided into five sections that explore the full spectrum of concerns in contemporary Eco-philosophy -- Environmental Ethics, Deep Ecology, Ecofeminism, Political Ecology, Animal Liberation/Rights.
From the Back Cover
This significant collection of outstanding recent essays, some specifically written for this volume, offers readers contemporary insights in the rapidly growing field of environmental philosophy. This anthology was the first to expand the scope of environmental philosophy beyond environmental ethics by including sections on deep ecology, ecofeminism, and social and political ecology. This anthology is also unique because each section is introduced and edited by a leading internationally-known expert in the field.
Among the new and revised elements of Environmental Philosophy, 3/e, are:
- New selections on animal rights and environmental ethics that emphasize the differences and commonalties between these important areas
- Updated introduction to ecofeminism and new essays—including one by Vandana Shiva—that address how environmental issues affect women and children in the Third World.
- Updated introduction to political ecology and new essays on ecofeminism and social ecology, and on the environmentalism of traditional American conservative thought
Environmental Philosophy, 3/e, combines outstanding expert introductions and current scholarship which explore environmental issues from diverse perspectives, and continues to make a timely contribution to the ongoing dialogue on environmentalism.
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
An Excellent Introduction to Environmental Philosophy
6 July 2002
Format:Paperback
Regardless of whether you are interested in deep ecology, animal rights, envirnmental ethics,eco-feminism or political ecology, this excellently edited edition will have something of interest for you. Those who are looking for a more scientific approach to examing our relationship with nature, as oppossed to the more philosophical writings of Muir, Thoreau and Abbey, this book will be especially appreciated.
Published primarily for use in environmetal philosophy/science courses at the university level, this book is very useful in providing a well researched, diversen sampling from some of the most important theorists in the field. Essays by J. Baird Calicott, Tom Regan, author of the revolutionary work "The Case Animal Rights", Holmes Rolston III, author of the seminal text "Environmetal Ethics", the Norweigan philosopher Arne Naess and , the so-called founder of the deep Ecology movement, Aldo Leopold, author of the famous "Sand County Almanac", as well as works by other important scholars such as George Sessions, Warick Fox, the famous eco-feminist historian Carolyn Merchant, John Clark and Gary Snyder along with many others.
Although the essays contianed in this text can be challenging at times, in the end the payoff definitely makes it worth the effort. This difficulty is, at least, in part due to the fact that what this book requires is a new way of examining our relationship with nature and a willingness to examine problems from a more holistic perspective, which can sometimes be a hard thing for those taught that the world is here simply for man's exploitation (gender specificity intended). This volume is particularly effective in giving students a well-rounded introduction to many of the most important issues in environmental writing today. As the seriousness of our ecological problems persist and even worsen, this book will continue to be a highly informative source of information for students and instructors for years to come.
Published primarily for use in environmetal philosophy/science courses at the university level, this book is very useful in providing a well researched, diversen sampling from some of the most important theorists in the field. Essays by J. Baird Calicott, Tom Regan, author of the revolutionary work "The Case Animal Rights", Holmes Rolston III, author of the seminal text "Environmetal Ethics", the Norweigan philosopher Arne Naess and , the so-called founder of the deep Ecology movement, Aldo Leopold, author of the famous "Sand County Almanac", as well as works by other important scholars such as George Sessions, Warick Fox, the famous eco-feminist historian Carolyn Merchant, John Clark and Gary Snyder along with many others.
Although the essays contianed in this text can be challenging at times, in the end the payoff definitely makes it worth the effort. This difficulty is, at least, in part due to the fact that what this book requires is a new way of examining our relationship with nature and a willingness to examine problems from a more holistic perspective, which can sometimes be a hard thing for those taught that the world is here simply for man's exploitation (gender specificity intended). This volume is particularly effective in giving students a well-rounded introduction to many of the most important issues in environmental writing today. As the seriousness of our ecological problems persist and even worsen, this book will continue to be a highly informative source of information for students and instructors for years to come.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Excellent Reader!
22 May 2000
Format:Paperback
I'm convinced this is the best way to learn about Environmental Philosophy! While some sections are difficult and can bog you down, most are clear and well-written.
I'd recommend this book as both a teaching tool and as something you can pick up to learn on your own. It's more difficult than most pleasure reading but the subject is particurarily heavy.
This kind of education is essential to the environmentalist or someone trying to understand the movement.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Great content, poor production
28 Sep 2011
Format:Paperback
The book is essentially what you'd see as a reader for an environmental philosophy class. The editor does a good job -trying- to distinguish between the different views each author has on particular elements, but at some points he sort of gives into the chaos and just makes it clear that things are quite complex. It would not have been difficult to make some tables regarding who stands where on what issues in what contexts - this is the type of orientation that students really need.
The content itself is valuable, and I'm glad to have been exposed to it. However, this is essentially just a nicely produced reader, with many essays decades old, and I'd have been just as happy with a 5th hand, coffee stained copy from some free pile . . . or even finding the articles online.
I'm pretty mad at this book, and I don't really get mad. First, the spine began to crack and peel away while reading first chapter - the kind of thing where the sections of pages start coming apart, opening the spine even more for more sections to get free. THIS SUCKS. I had to try taping the thing up, which didn't help much, and only opening the book half way while reading; if I had pushed the book open flat onto a table the whole spine would certainly have cracked. Second, this text has no index. No index. I've worked with a publisher before and there is software that will generate an index based on certain types of words meeting certain thresholds - it's not labor intensive anymore. The audience for this text is university students who NEED to be able to find key ideas/authors/events quickly. If this were a $15 paperback, which it should be, I wouldn't be complaining. I paid $70 for this book, which is essentially a reader, which fell apart while carefully reading it, and I had to create my own index by hand!
I really suggest you find some way to avoid paying for this text!
The content itself is valuable, and I'm glad to have been exposed to it. However, this is essentially just a nicely produced reader, with many essays decades old, and I'd have been just as happy with a 5th hand, coffee stained copy from some free pile . . . or even finding the articles online.
I'm pretty mad at this book, and I don't really get mad. First, the spine began to crack and peel away while reading first chapter - the kind of thing where the sections of pages start coming apart, opening the spine even more for more sections to get free. THIS SUCKS. I had to try taping the thing up, which didn't help much, and only opening the book half way while reading; if I had pushed the book open flat onto a table the whole spine would certainly have cracked. Second, this text has no index. No index. I've worked with a publisher before and there is software that will generate an index based on certain types of words meeting certain thresholds - it's not labor intensive anymore. The audience for this text is university students who NEED to be able to find key ideas/authors/events quickly. If this were a $15 paperback, which it should be, I wouldn't be complaining. I paid $70 for this book, which is essentially a reader, which fell apart while carefully reading it, and I had to create my own index by hand!
I really suggest you find some way to avoid paying for this text!
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