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"On the Moral Considerability of Homo sapiens and Other Species"
In their article, Judith Crane and Ronald Sandler analyse Lawrence Johnson’s argument on Homo sapiens.
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"Buddhism and the Ethics of Species Conservation"
This paper suggests that the contribution of Buddhism to the issue of species conservation should be part of the conservation discourse.
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"The Aesthetic Significance of Nature's Otherness"
In this article Marianne O’Brien considers and reflects upon the aesthetic significance of Simon Hailwood’s conception of nature as articulated in an earlier volume of this journal in his paper ‘The Value of Nature’s Otherness’ (Hailwood 2000: 353–72).
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"The Silence of Nature"
In his article, Steven Vogel analyzes the role of language in nature discourses.
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Kirkham, Georgiana, "'Playing God' and 'Vexing Nature': A Cultural Perspective"
This article examines the twin concepts of “playing God” and “vexing Nature” as they relate to arguments against (or for) certain human technological actions and behaviors.
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“Thinking through Botanic Gardens”
This essay discusses ways of thinking about botanic gardens that pay close attention to their particularity as designed spaces, dependent on technique, that nonetheless purport to present (and preserve) natural entities (plants).
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"Monkeywrenching, Perverse Incentives and Ecodefence"
In this paper, Derek D. Turner argues that by focusing too narrowly on consequentialist arguments for ecosabotage, environmental philosophers such as Michael Martin (1990) and Thomas Young (2001) have tended to overlook important facts about monkeywrenching.
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"Risk, Trust and 'The Beyond' of the Environment: A Brief Look at the Recent Case of Mad Cow Disease in the United States"
Using a case of mad cow disease in the United States, this paper argues, statements of risk are ultimately social products that come to us by way of translation.
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Jamieson, Dale, "The View From Princeton: American Perspectives on Environmental Values"
Dale Jamieson introduces the special issue by highlighting American perspectives on different facets of environmental values. These span spiritual and aesthetic dimensions, moral, political, and religious values, and conflicting values in the climate change debate.
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Brady, Emily, "Aesthetics in Practice: Valuing the Natural World"
Emily Brady argues for the importance of aesthetic value, as aesthetic experience is already embedded in a range of human practices and should be considered in policy debates.