Morality and the environmental crisis /
Gottlieb, Roger S.,
Morality and the environmental crisis / Roger S. Gottlieb. - UK Cambridge University Press 2019 - 240 pages - Cambridge studies in religion, philosophy, and society .
Includes index.
Environmental crisis and moral life -- Why does nature matter? Paths to an environmental ethic -- The spirit of ecological democracy -- Can we talk? Understanding the "other side" in the animal rights debates -- Where do we draw the line? Limits and virtues -- Guilt and responsibility -- Changing the world : a moral primer on environmental political activism -- Dilemmas of reason -- Despair -- Futures.
"What is the right thing to do? Answers might come in the form of responses to particular ethical controversies - abortion, capital punishment, what to do about world hunger. Or they might focus on whether ethical judgements are rooted in universal principles; compassionate interpersonal connection; attempts to create the most happiness and least suffering; obedience to God; or the pursuit of spiritual enlightenment"--
9781107140738 (hardback : alk. paper) 9781316506127 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Environmental ethics.
Environmental responsibility.
Environmentalism
179.1 / GOT.M
Morality and the environmental crisis / Roger S. Gottlieb. - UK Cambridge University Press 2019 - 240 pages - Cambridge studies in religion, philosophy, and society .
Includes index.
Environmental crisis and moral life -- Why does nature matter? Paths to an environmental ethic -- The spirit of ecological democracy -- Can we talk? Understanding the "other side" in the animal rights debates -- Where do we draw the line? Limits and virtues -- Guilt and responsibility -- Changing the world : a moral primer on environmental political activism -- Dilemmas of reason -- Despair -- Futures.
"What is the right thing to do? Answers might come in the form of responses to particular ethical controversies - abortion, capital punishment, what to do about world hunger. Or they might focus on whether ethical judgements are rooted in universal principles; compassionate interpersonal connection; attempts to create the most happiness and least suffering; obedience to God; or the pursuit of spiritual enlightenment"--
9781107140738 (hardback : alk. paper) 9781316506127 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Environmental ethics.
Environmental responsibility.
Environmentalism
179.1 / GOT.M