Environmental Ethics

Acknowledgements

List Of Abbreviations

Author's Preface

1. Environmental Problems And Humanity

Introduction: Environmental Problems And The Global Environment

Local And Global Environmental Problems

Animal Welfarism And Environmentalism

Theories Of Value

Environmental Ethics And Its Neighbours

Theories Of The Genesis Of The Problems

Human Stewardship Of Nature

But Is Caring About The Environment Really Possible?

2. Some Central Debates

Dominion And Stewardship

A Recent Critique

The Emergence Of Environmental Ethics In The Early 1970s

Holism, Anthropocentrism And Biocentrism Compared

Biocentric Consequentialism

Alternative Theories

Meta-Ethical Debates

3. Some Critiques Of Environmental Ethics

Environmental Ethics, Motivation And The Good Life

There Is More To Ethics Than These Promising Approaches Allow

There Is More To Human Motivation Too

Can Environmental Ethics Make A Difference?

Can Values Contribute To Change?

Does A Consequentialist Environmental Ethic Have Unacceptable Implications?

Would Biocentric Consequentialism Preserve Enough Species?

4. Taking The Future Seriously

The Scope And Limits Of Future-Related Responsibilities

Some Bases For Future-Related Responsibilities

Some Grounds For Restricting Future-Related Responsibilities

Restricting Future-Related Responsibilities By Discounting

Do Human Interests And Environmental Responsibilities Converge?

Saving The Future From Environmental Injustice

Representing The Future In Present Decision-Making

5. Sustainable Development, Population And Precaution

The Concept Of Sustainable Development

Debates About Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development And The Debate About Sustainability

Sustainable Development Policies And Sustainable Development

Population, Neo-Malthusianism, Justice And Sustainability

The Precautionary Principle

Sustainable Development And Liberal Democracy

6. The Global Community And Global Citizenship

Global Citizenship And A Cosmopolitan Ethic

Varieties Of Global Citizenship And Cosmopolitan Ethic

The Common Heritage Of Humankind

Issues Of Global Governance

Global Warming: Principles For A Possible Agreement

Global Problems, Global Ethics And Global Decision-Making

7. The Ethics of Climate Change

Glossary Of Key Terms

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