environmentalism

J. Baird Callicott responds to Ben A. Minteer’s representation of his critique of moral pluralism.

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.

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.”

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.

Mark Huxham and David Sumner assess the case of the Brent Spar, discussing some of the lessons that should be learnt from the incident by policy makers and scientists.

Roy Brouwer, Neil Powe, R. Kerry Turner, Ian J. Bateman, and Ian H. Langford outline support for both the individual WTP based approach and a participatory social deliberation approach to inform environmental decision-making processes.

Hana Librová discusses the disparate roots of voluntary modesty.

Robin Grove-White writes an afterword on this special issue of Environmental Values.