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020 _a9781107140738 (hardback : alk. paper)
020 _a9781316506127 (pbk. : alk. paper)
082 0 0 _a179.1
_bGOT.M
100 1 _aGottlieb, Roger S.,
245 1 0 _aMorality and the environmental crisis /
_cRoger S. Gottlieb.
260 _aUK
_bCambridge University Press
_c2019
300 _a240 pages
490 0 _aCambridge studies in religion, philosophy, and society
500 _aIncludes index.
505 0 _aEnvironmental 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.
520 _a"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"--
650 0 _aEnvironmental ethics.
650 0 _aEnvironmental responsibility.
650 0 _aEnvironmentalism
942 _cBK
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