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Summary:

"Ecological sciences have informed environmental ethics from its inception as a scholarly pursuit in the 1970s so much so that we now have ecological ethics, Deep Ecology, and ecofeminism. Throughout the 20th century, however, most ecologists remained enthralled by the myth that science is value-free. Closer study of science by philosophers reveals that metaphors are inescapable and cognitively indispensable to science, but that metaphors are value-laden. As we confront the enormous challenges of the 21st century the prospect of a 6th mass extinction, acidifying oceans, rising sea level, and global warming ecologists can no longer remain aloof from public discourse about what actions to take to address these problems. And that means that 21st century ecologists understand that right action is guided by ethics. However, integration of ethical ideas into academic curricula and ecologists research agendas is still meager."--Page [4] of cover.

Contributors:

Rozzi, Ricardo, 1960- , editor

Pickett, Steward T., 1950- , editor

Palmer, Clare, 1967- , editor

Armesto, Juan J., 1953- , editor

Callicott, J. Baird , editor

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Related Series:

Ecology and ethics (Springer (Firm)); v.1

Subjects:

Ecology — Moral and ethical aspects

Environmental ethics

Ecology

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Physical Description:

xxxviii, 377 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Physical Characteristics:

illustration

Call Numbers:

GF80 .L56 2013

ISBNs:

9789400774698
9400774699

OCLC Numbers:

857964081