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.
Peter Alward examines a naive argument against moral vegetarianism.
Laura Westra argues that even if we could elicit a truly informed and “free” choice, the “Contingent Valuation” method would remain flawed.
Robert L. Chapman discusses how one might set moral boundaries relating to immigration and environment.
Clark A. Miller proposes four models of societal processes by which framing occurs, concluding with ideas for further research.
Marian K. Deblonde outlines the case for an economic paradigm that differs from conventional (i.e. neo-classical welfare) environmental economics, arguing that an alternative paradigm demands a different interpretation of economic “objectivity.”
Piers H.G. Stephens argues that several objections to preservationism may be answered by recasting the relationship between man and nature into a tripartite spectrum of ontological form between nature and artifact.
Oluf Langhelle discusses expansion of the Rawlsian framework of global justice in relation to sustainable development.
Mario Petrucci reviews the population-resource debate relating to Red, Green, and neo-Malthusian ideologies to demonstrate how they have ramified into current economic and development theory.
