The Environment ：Philosophy, Science, and Ethics ( Topics in Contemporary Philosophy )

Publication subTitle ：Philosophy, Science, and Ethics

Publication series ：Topics in Contemporary Philosophy

Author： Kabasenche   William P.;O'Rourke   Michael;Slater   Matthew H.  

Publisher： MIT Press‎

Publication year： 2012

E-ISBN: 9780262301022

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780262017404

Subject： B Philosophy and Religion;X Environmental Science, Safety Science

Keyword： PHILOSOPHY / Essays,SCIENCE / Environmental Science (see also Chemistry / Environmental)

Language： ENG

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Philosophical reflections on the environment began with early philosophers' invocation of a cosmology that mixed natural and supernatural phenomena. Today, the central philosophical problem posed by the environment involves not what it can teach us about ourselves and our place in the cosmic order but rather how we can understand its workings in order to make better decisions about our own conduct regarding it. The resulting inquiry spans different areas of contemporary philosophy, many of which are represented by the fifteen original essays in this volume.The contributors first consider conceptual problems generated by rapid advances in biology and ecology, examining such topics as ecological communities, adaptation, and scientific consensus. The contributors then turn to epistemic and axiological issues, first considering philosophical aspects of environmental decision making and then assessing particular environmental policies (largely relating to climate change), including reparations, remediation, and nuclear power, from a normative perspective.

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