Environmental Ethics and Policy-Making. by Stenmark, Mikael

Table of Contents: “…Non-anthropocentric Environmental Ethics -- Biocentric Ethics -- Ecocentric Ethics -- 5. Environmental Management: Aims and Policies -- Human Population Policies -- Wilderness Preservation Policies -- Wilderness Management Policies -- Policies Regarding Endangered Species -- Agricultural Policies -- 6. …”
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With respect for nature : living as part of the natural world by Evans, Joseph Claude

Table of Contents: “…Paul Taylor's ethics of respect for nature. ch. 4. The biocentric ethics of Paul Taylor -- ch. 5. Critical analysis of Taylor's philosophy of respect for nature -- pt. 4. …”
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J.M.G. Le Clézio : a concerned citizen of the global village by Moser, Keith A.

Table of Contents: “…; Sustaining the consumer republic through advertisement and marketing; The efforts of the "happy few" to silence the majority and to impose a monolithic culture in Le Clezio's narratives; Conclusion -- Deconstructing the "genesis myth" and simulating cosmic empathy for the entire material universe; Combating the pervasive nature of the "genesis myth": (re)-conceptualizing a post-materialist world through the lens of philosophical materialism ; Cosmic humility and the existential nature of biotic egalitarianism in Le Clézio's narratives; Demystifying the values of renaissance humanism and envisioning a biocentric ethic; Conclusion -- Resisting global hegemonic domination in Le Clézio's narratives and the importance of interculturality; Indigenous efforts at maintaining autonomy and traditional cultural identities in the face of globalization; What can be learned from modern failed utopias : intercultural dialogue, creolization, and hybridity; (Re)-appropriating technology to defend the oppressed and disenfranchised; Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Postscript. …”
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