philosophy

John Haldane discusses the need to consider issues relating to the aesthetics of the environment, using a little known theory of Aquinas.

Alan MacQuillan discusses the advent of new forestry in the United States as representing a traumatic shift in the philosophy of national forestry praxis, a broadening of values to include aesthetics and sustainability of natural ecological process.

Roger Paden traces the influence of biological ideas on environmental ethics. Is there an alternative to the grand theories commonly employed?

James Anderson discusses concepts of “species equality” and “species superiority” to provide a framework of intrinsic values that justify such terms.

Arne Naess discusses the distinction made by Kant between “moral” and “beautiful” actions in relation to efforts to counteract the current ecological crisis.

Lester Milbrath discusses the good life, as practised in modern society, claiming it to not only be unsustainable but also frequently not even good.

Celebrating the Hopi Tricentennial, Itam Hakim Hopiit is a poetic visualization of Hopi philosophy and prophesy.

In his work, Francaviglia proposes “to tell the story of how the Great Basin’s environment resonates in the spiritual lives of all its people”.

Humans must define and carry out a way of life so that each generation can fulfill and forward their obligation to their children while enjoying a favourable way of life themselves.

Patrick Murphy argues for a new conception of human agency based on culturopoeia and an application of an ecofeminist dialogic method for analysing human-nature relationships.