"Deep Ecology as an Aesthetic Movement"
Tony Lynch discusses the relevance of seeing deep ecology as an aesthetic movement rather than as a moral ethic.
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Playing the Matrix: The Fate of Biocultural Diversity in Community Governance and Management of Protected Areas
This article assesses the merits of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Protected Areas Matrix, and asks whether we are destroying endogenous processes that generate biocultural diversity in our quest to conserve it.
Economic Diversity as a Performative Ontological Project
This article argues that in exploring the hypothesis that diversity creates resilience, we need to go beyond the simple notion that economic diversity is an unquestioned good.
"Beasts Versus the Biosphere?"
Mary Midgley explores if there is a necessary clash between concern for animals and concern for the environment as a whole.
"Pantheism, Ethics and Ecology"
Michael Levine discusses pantheism in relation to ecology in the context of the search for the metaphysical and ethical foundations for an ethological ethic.
"How the Tail Wags the Dog: How Value Judgments Determine Ecological Science"
Shrader-Frechette and McCoy use examples related to preservation versus development, hunting versus animal rights, and controversies over pest control, to show that, because ecology is conceptually and theoretically underdetermined, environmental values often influence the practice of ecological science.
"Economics, Ecology and Sustainable Development: Are They Compatible?"
Anthony M. Friend on Ecological Economics—a new synthesis in which the traditional virtue of thrift is justified using modern ideas from systems theory and thermodynamics.
"Beautiful Action: Its Function in the Ecological Crisis"
Arne Naess discusses the distinction made by Kant between “moral” and “beautiful” actions in relation to efforts to counteract the current ecological crisis.
"Distributional Obstacles to International Environmental Policy: The Failures at Rio and Prospects after Rio"
Martinez-Alier discusses issues relating to the concept of “sustainable development” as used by the Brundtland Commission.
"Environmental Literacy and Educational Ideal"
Andrew Brennan discusses the complexity of environmental literacy, questioning the role of discipline-based education.