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Summary:

Environmental ethics is a relatively new branch of philosophy, which studies the values and principles involved in combatting environmental problems such as pollution, loss of species and habitats, and climate change. As our environment faces evermore threats from human activities these core issues are becoming increasingly important. In this work, Robin Attfield traces the origins of environmental ethics as a discipline, and considers how it defends the independent value of living creatures, and the need to make decisions informed by the needs and interests of future generations. Exploring the diverse approaches to ethical decisions and judgements, he highlights the importance of making processes of production and consumption sustainable and of addressing human population levels, together with policies for preserving species, sub-species, and their habitats.

Author/Creator:

Attfield, Robin , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Environmental ethics: a very short introduction [by Attfield, R.]

Related Series:

Very short introductions

Subjects:

Environmental ethics

General Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2018.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 15, 2018).

Audience:

Specialized.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations.

Call Numbers:

GE42 .A884 2018eb

ISBNs:

9780191838651 (ebook)
9780198797166 (print) [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

1087480883

Other Control Numbers:

[Unknown Type]: EDZ0001968231