The Greeks and the Environment
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Book Description
Environmental ethicists have frequently criticized ancient Greek philosophy as anti-environmental for a view of philosophy that is counterproductive to environmental ethics and a view of the world that puts nature at the disposal of people. This provocative collection of original essays reexamines the views of nature and ecology found in the thought of Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, and Plotinus. Recognizing that these thinkers were not confronted with the environmental degradation that threatens contemporary philosophers, the contributors to this book find that the Greeks nevertheless provide an excellent foundation for a sound theory of environmentalism.
About the Author
Laura Westra is professor at the University of Windsor and coeditor of The Business of Consumption: Environmental and Business Ethics Perspectives" (Rowman & Littlefield, 1998), "Technology and Values" (Rowman & Littlefield, 1997), and "Faces of Environmental Racism" (Rowman & Littlefield, 1995). She is the author of "An Environmental Proposal for Ethics" (Rowman & Littlefield, 1994) and "Living In Integrity: A Global Ethic to Restore a Fragmented Earth (Rowman & Littlefield, 1998). Thomas M. Robinson is professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto and the author of "Plato's Psychology" and "The Greek Legacy".
The Greeks and the Environment,Laura Robinson, Thomas M. Westra,Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.,0847684466,Ancient - Greece,Ecology,Environmental Conservation & Protection - General,Environmental Studies,Environmentalism,Ethics & Moral Philosophy,Greece,History,Nature,Philosophy,Philosophy, Ancient,Plato,Ancient Greece,European history: BCE to c 500 CE,Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy
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