"Species Equality and the Foundations of Moral Theory"
James Anderson discusses concepts of “species equality” and “species superiority” to provide a framework of intrinsic values that justify such terms.
James Anderson discusses concepts of “species equality” and “species superiority” to provide a framework of intrinsic values that justify such terms.
Andrew Brennan discusses the complexity of environmental literacy, questioning the role of discipline-based education.
R.H. Gray discusses corporate reporting for sustainable development and the need for a major regulatory initiative.
Roger Paden traces the influence of biological ideas on environmental ethics. Is there an alternative to the grand theories commonly employed?
John Haldane discusses the need to consider issues relating to the aesthetics of the environment, using a little known theory of Aquinas.
Michael Levine discusses pantheism in relation to ecology in the context of the search for the metaphysical and ethical foundations for an ethological ethic.
Adam Cole-King discusses coastal conservation in Britain and the importance of reappraising tradition perceptions towards addressing British coasts’ diverse needs.
Robin Attfield and Barry Wilkins argue that there are ethical criteria independent of the criterion of sustainability, so critiquing the view that a practice which ought not to be followed must therefore not be sustainable.
Wilfred Beckerman discusses “sustainable development” and “sustainability” in relation to welfare maximization.
James Sterba argues that laying out the most morally defensible versions of an anthropological environmental ethics and nonanthropocentric ethics would lead us to accept the same principles of environmental justice.