Philosophy Gone Wild: Environmental Ethics

By Holmes Rolston III

Book Overview

"Here are fifteen essays written from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s by a pioneering environmental ethicist. The collection is divided into four sections: ethics and nature, values in nature, environmental philosophy in practice, and nature in experience. . . . Rolston's writing often evokes the best of American philosophy of nature. He writes with flair and grace. The book is good reading because it is good literature. Rolston raises unsettling questions and] a formidable challenge. The agenda is well set." -- F. E. Bernard, Ethics"An important book that deserves a wide student readership . . . . Highly appropriate for ecology . . . and philosophy courses, as well as courses dealing with environmental law and policy-making." -- J. C. Kricher, Choice

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879755563
• ISBN13: 9780879755560
• Release Date: August 1989
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 269 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Historical Environmental Ethics

For those of you who are interested in the history/evolution of environmental philosophy/ethics, this is a must-read. However, I would not recommend this book to those who are interested in a nuanced approach to environmental philosophy/ethics since this book offers an antiquated perspective on how we "ought" to treat "nature".