The Green Halo: A Bird's-Eye View of Ecological Ethics

By Erazim V. Kohák and Erazim Kohák

Book Overview

Presenting a wide range of views and strategies, The Green Halo analyzes the problematic relations between humans and the rest of the natural world. The author looks at the views of thinkers including John Muir, Aldo Leopold, and Al Gore, and suggests alternative ways to view nature, assign it value, and respond to ecological crises.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812694112
• ISBN13: 9780812694116
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Open Court
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Living Thoughtfully and Treading Lightly

This book presents the various "world-views" behind the immediate battles over ecological issues in a way that brings them alive. It shows why understanding and working through our most basic beliefs concerning what we ought to do (and be) is so important if we are to learn to "tread more lightly on the earth" before it is too late. It is a wonderfully readable introduction to ecological ethics and a rousing call to thoughtful action.