Michael Lockwood synthesizes insights from philosophy, psychology, and economics towards an understanding of how humans value nature.
Clive L. Spash traces the thinking of a sub-group of established economists trying to convey an environmental critique of the mainstream into the late 20th century, via the development of associations and journals in the USA and Europe.
Kay Milton shows that the idea that humans see nature as sacred, and the acknowledgment that humanity is a part of nature rather than separate from it are two concepts that are incompatible in the context of western culture.
Bryan G. Norton proposes the pragmatic conception of truth, anticipated by Henry David Thoreau and developed by C.S. Peirce and subsequent pragmatists, as a useful analogy for characterizing “sustainability.”
Yvonne Rydin examines the different ways in which the significance of environmental discourse is recognized, analyzing its influence.
Allan Greenbaum discusses environmental thought as cosmological intervention.
J. Baird Callicott responds to Ben A. Minteer’s representation of his critique of moral pluralism.
Alan Carter seeks to advance our understanding of some of the possibilities within Humean moral theory, while simultaneously providing new foundations for both animal welfare and a wider environmental ethic.
Nigel Dower discusses human development in relation to environmental ethics.
Frank G. Mueller attempts to assess and evaluate some of the economic implications of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
