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Nature as Subject Eric Katz

Nature as Subject By Eric Katz

Nature as Subject by Eric Katz

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This work traces the development of an ethical policy that is not centred on human beings. It argues that nature is worthy of direct moral consideration and examines the theoretical and philosophical problems with this idea.

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Nature as Subject: Human Obligation and Natural Community by Eric Katz

Written by one of the instrumental figures in environmental ethics, Nature as Subject traces the development of an ethical policy that is centered not on human beings, but on itself. Katz applies this idea to contemporary environmental problems, introducing themes of justice, domination, imperialism, and the Holocaust. This volume will stand as a foundational work for environmental scholars, government and industry policy makers, activists, and students in advanced philosophy and environmental studies courses.

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The reader will be moved well beyond the ordinarily repetitively treated environmental issues of saving a particular organism, recycling, or saving a river or a rain forest. -- J. N. Muzio * CHOICE *
Eric Katz is a leading contributor to the new environmental philosophy. He goes beyond environmental ethics as applied traditional ethics to articulate a nature-centered philosophy that can be a foundation for the reform not only of individual action and public policy but also of science and technology. -- Carl Mitcham, Pennsylvania State University
Katz has been influential in environmental ethics for two decades and this collection of his leading essays is most welcome . . . The result is both more penetrating analysis and increased conviction regarding our direct moral consideration and respect for nature. -- Holmes Rolston III, Colorado State University
This book offers original insights to those with a serious interest in environmental ethics and is appropriate for undergraduate courses on the subject. -- Robert L. Grant, St. Ambrose University * Religious Studies Review *

About Eric Katz

Eric Katz is associate professor of philosophy and director of the Science, Technology, and Society Program at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Foreword by Mark Sagoff Chapter 2 Introduction Part 3 Part I: The Moral Consideration of Nature Chapter 4 Utilitarianism and Preservation Chapter 5 Is there a Place for Animals in the Moral Consideration of Nature? Organism, Community, and the Substitution Problem Chapter 6 Buffalo-killing and the Valuation of Species Chapter 7 Searching for Intrinsic Value Chapter 8 Defending the Use of Animals by Business Part 9 Part II: Restoration and Domination Chapter 10 The Big Lie Chapter 11 The Call of the Wild Chapter 12 Artefacts and Functions Chapter 13 Imperialism and Environmentalism Part 14 Part III: Justice, Genocide, and the Environment Chapter 15 Moving Beyond Anthropocentrism Chapter 16 Biodiversity and Ecological Justice Chapter 17 The Death of Nature Chapter 18 Nature's Presence Part 19 Part IV: History and Tradition Chapter 20 Judaism and the Ecological Crisis Chapter 21 The Traditional Ethics of Natural Resource Management Chapter 22 Bibliography Chapter 23 Index

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NLS9780847683048
9780847683048
0847683044
Nature as Subject: Human Obligation and Natural Community by Eric Katz
Eric Katz
Studies in Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy
New
Paperback
Rowman & Littlefield
1996-12-12
304
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