Environmental Ethics and Law
Author | : Robert Jay Goldstein |
Publisher | : Ashgate Publishing |
Total Pages | : 734 |
Release | : 2004 |
ISBN-10 | : PSU:000054176607 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This collection explores a broad range of topics approaching environmental ethics from many different angles. A common thread running through the volume is the analysis of ethical principles as the backbone of practical policies and law for the benefit of the environment, and ultimately for the benefit of its inhabitants. The contributors are all at the forefront of their respective fields and fall into two essential categories: well-established scholars in the field of environmental ethics; and a group of newer voices that have followed what might be characterized as the first wave of environmental ethics scholarship.