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  • Environmental Ethics

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Robin Attfield ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Environmental ethics is a relatively new branch of philosophy, which studies the values and principles involved in combatting environmental problems such as pollution, loss of species and habitats, and climate change. As our environment faces evermore threats from human activities these core issues are becoming increasingly important. In this Very Short Introduction Robin Attfield traces the ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • Environmental Thought

    A Short History

    by Robin Attfield ...
    Environmental thought has a rich and extensive history. Philosopher Robin Attfield guides readers through the key developments and debates that have defined the field from ancient times to the present.Attfield investigates ancient, medieval and early modern environmental contributions; Darwin and his successors; the debate in America involving Thoreau, Marsh, Muir and Pinchot; the foundation of ... Read more

    $20.00 USD

  • The Ethics of the Climate Crisis

    by Robin Attfield ...
    The planet is in crisis. Time is short, but it is still possible to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions before disaster overtakes us all.Renowned philosopher Robin Attfield explains the moral reasons for urgent action based on current harms, threats to future generations, and to the species with which we share the planet. In compelling and student-friendly prose, he explores the science of climate ... Read more

    $16.00 USD

  • Environmental Ethics

    An Overview for the Twenty-First Century

    by Robin Attfield ...
    In this clear, concise, comprehensively revised and up-to-date introduction to environmental ethics, Robin Attfield guides the student through the key issues and debates in this field in ways that will also be of interest to a wide range of scholars and researchers.The book introduces environmental problems and environmental ethics and surveys theories of the sources of the problems. Attfield also ... Read more

    $24.00 USD

  • Applied Ethics

    An Introduction

    by Robin Attfield ...
    Philosophy has provided us with a wealth of moral and ethical theories. Applied ethics is the study of practical moral issues and our best philosophical theories, and how each can inform the other.Acclaimed philosopher and textbook author Robin Attfield invites students to reflect on the key problems of our time. Through lively case studies of topics related to health care, international ... Read more

    $20.00 USD

  • A Theory of Value and Obligation

    by Robin Attfield ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Ethics
    Originally published in 1987 and re-issued in 2020 with a new Preface, this book presents and elaborates interrelated solutions to a number of problems in moral philosophy, from the location of intrinsic value and the nature of a worthwhile life, via the limits of obligation and the nature of justice, to the status of moral utterances. After developing a biocentric account of moral standing, the ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Wonder, Value and God

    by Robin Attfield ...
    Series series Transcending Boundaries in Philosophy and Theology
    This book relates the value present in the natural world and in human creativity to an underlying purpose which it traces in creation. It opens by invoking the wonder aroused by nature's value and celebrated by poets, and moves to a cosmic purpose as the best explanation of this value. Natural evils are considered and set in their evolutionary context. Human creativity is later related to ... Read more

    $66.99 USD

  • Ethics: An Overview

    by Professor Robin Attfield ...
    This is the definitive companion to the study of ethics. It provides students with an accessible, comprehensive and philosophically rigorous introduction to the major thinkers, issues and debates. Ideal for use on undergraduate courses, but also of lasting value for postgraduate students, the structure and content of this textbook closely reflect the way ethics is studied.Thematically structured, ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • The Ethics of the Environment

    Edited by Robin Attfield ...
    Series series The International Library of Essays in Public and Professional Ethics
    This book brings together over thirty of the foremost contributions to environmental ethics, from pioneering papers to recent work at the cutting edge of thought in this field. It also unites them through an innovative introductory essay which appraises both strengths and weaknesses and presents a distinctive view of the subject. Areas covered include the land ethic, Deep Ecology, biocentric ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Creation, Evolution and Meaning

    by Robin Attfield ...
    Series series Transcending Boundaries in Philosophy and Theology
    This book presents the case for belief in both creation and evolution at the same time as rejecting creationism. Issues of meaning supply the context of inquiry; the book defends the meaningfulness of language about God, and also relates belief in both creation and evolution to the meaning of life. Meaning, it claims, can be found in consciously adopting the role of stewards of the planetary ... Read more

    $66.99 USD

  • Ethics of the Global Environment

    by Robin Attfield ...
    Series series Edinburgh Studies in Global Ethics

    $31.99 USD

  • International Justice and the Third World

    Studies in the Philosophy of Development

    Edited by Robin Attfield ...
    International Justice and the Third World vindicates belief in global or universal justice, and explores both liberal and Marxist grounds for such belief. It also investigates the presuppositions of belief in development, and relates it to sustainability, to environmentalism, and to the obligation to cancel Third World debt. ... Read more

    $57.99 USD