Creation, environment and ethics

Creation, Environment and Ethics aims to contribute to a critical understanding of ethics, evolution and creation, and to provide a pluralistic response to some of the most pressing issues facing the global environment today. Following the example of Professor Robin Attfield, this volume aims to reflect the diverse responses with which theological, ethical and evolutionary discourses have contributed to the broad scope of environmental philosophy and also to ongoing debates about creation and evolution. Critiques of the work of Attfield are provided by prominent philosophers, and Attfield provides a clear and thorough response to each of these critiques in turn. The broad ranging nature of this book will appeal to environmentalists, ethicists, theologians and students alike. Some of the contributions also offer more pragmatic approaches to environmental issues such as climate change, development and sustainability, which will be of interest to a general as well as to an academic readership.

Machine generated contents note: ch. One Creation, Environment and Ethics: Some Cardiff-Based Contributions to Philosophy / Robin Attfield -- ch. Two Robin Attfield: Changing the Ethical Climate on Climate Change / Nigel Dower -- ch. Three Reply to Nigel Dower / Robin Attfield -- ch. Four Creation and Value from a Darwinian Perspective / Alan Holland -- ch. Five Reply to Alan Holland / Robin Attfield -- ch. Six Parasites and Pangloss: Robin Attfield on Evolutionary Theodicy and Environmental Ethics / Christopher Southgate -- ch. Seven Reply to Christopher Southgate / Robin Attfield -- ch. Eight Perfectionism and Hedonism / Roger Crisp -- ch. Nine Reply to Roger Crisp / Robin Attfield -- ch. Ten Attfield and Animals: Capacities and Relations in Attfield's Environmental Ethics / Clare Palmer -- ch. Eleven Reply to Clare Palmer / Robin Attfield.