Moral philosophers have been slow to bring virtue ethical theory to bear on topics in applied ethics. This title remedies this by bringing together contemporary work on virtue ethics with contemporary work on environmental ethics.
"In Character and Environment, Ronald Sandler brings together contemporary work on virtue ethics with contemporary work on environmental ethics. He demonstrates the ways that any ethic of character can and should be informed by environmental considerations. He also develops a pl…
Virtue ethics is now widely recognized as an alternative to Kantian and consequentialist ethical theories. However, moral philosophers have been slow to bring virtue ethics to bear on topics in applied ethics. Moreover, environmental virtue ethics is an underdeveloped area of en…
With growing awareness of global climate change and its devastating impacts, there is significant interest in finding new, sustainable ways of life. This volume brings together important new essays by leading scholars from a variety of disciplines to examine the character traits…
"With a growing recognition of the potentially catastrophic impacts of human actions on current and future generations, people around the world are urgently seeking new, sustainable ways of life for themselves and their communities. What do these calls for a sustainable future m…
"With a growing recognition of the potentially catastrophic impacts of human actions on current and future generations, people around the world are urgently seeking new, sustainable ways of life for themselves and their communities. What do these calls for a sustainable future m…
"With a growing recognition of the potentially catastrophic impacts of human actions on current and future generations, people around the world are urgently seeking new, sustainable ways of life for themselves and their communities. What do these calls for a sustainable future m…
Offers brief yet wide-ranging introduction to issues of environmental ethics and major schools of thought in the field.
This edition offers a new section on religion and environmental ethics, updated material on issues of population and consumption, an expanded discussion of ecofeminism and an enhanced chapter on pragmatism and pluralism in moral theories.
