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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.
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"Thoreau's Aesthetics and 'The Domain of the Superlative'"
In her essay, Dana Phillips presents a analysis of Thoreau’s aesthetics and “the domain of the superlative.”
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"Caring for Nature: What Science and Economics Can't Teach Us but Religion Can"
In this essay, Holmes Rolston analysis the role of religion in the environmental discourse.
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Stewart, Susan, "Response to Brady, Phillips and Rolston"
Responding to conference papers on aesthetics and environmentalism, this essay argues that sound environmental policy should begin with basic questions about the purpose and extent of human life.