TY - BOOK AU - Gottlieb,Roger S. TI - Morality and the environmental crisis T2 - Cambridge studies in religion, philosophy, and society SN - 9781107140738 (hardback : alk. paper) U1 - 179.1 PY - 2019/// CY - UK PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Environmental ethics KW - Environmental responsibility KW - Environmentalism N1 - 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 N2 - "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"-- ER -