People, Penguins, and Plastic Trees: Basic Issues in Environmental Ethics

People, Penguins, and Plastic Trees: Basic Issues in Environmental Ethics

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Stressing the importance of understanding the grounds and the consequences of ethical or normative decision making, this collection of classic essays compiled by Pierce and VanDeVeer, examines disputes surrounding animals, ecosystems, the land, and their own proper place in the ongoing network of lives on this planet. A central question is "how can we live lives that are both personally satisfying but which are also ecologically sound and responsible?"

People, Penguins, and Plastic Trees: Basic Issues in Environmental Ethics,Christine Pierce,Donald Vandeveer,Wadsworth Publishing Company,0534179223,Applied Ethics,Environmental Policy,Environmental Science,Environmental Studies,Environmental protection,Ethics & Moral Philosophy,Moral and ethical aspects,Nature conservation,Nature/Ecology,Philosophy

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