In Nature's Interests?

"This is a gritty and challenging text: it marks out a distinctive philosophical position that merits serious attention by environmentalists and animal rights supporters alike."--Animal Welfare "In Nature's Interests? provides a valuable addition to the literature on moral considerability. Varner is a must-read for any serious environmental philosopher, and this book would be a welcome addition to any graduate seminar in the field. At the same time, however, the book is accessible to nonacademics with a serious interest in the subject since Varner's creative examples...and clear writing provide an excellent complement to his scholarship."--Ethics and the Environment "All libraries supporting curricula in environmental ethics should own it....Varner knows his field, including the relevant literature, and argues using logic and the tools of philosophers. He examines opposing views fairly. He also knows his biology well. Well written and mercifully short."--Choice "The book is a pleasure to read. The author is unduly influenced neither by radical nor conservative environmentalist camps. He has a mind of his own."--Environmental Ethics "This is a brave and ambitious book. It is densely argued and beautifully written."--The Philosophical Review "This is a gritty and challenging text: it marks out a distinctive philosophical position that merits serious attention by environmentalists and animal rights supporters alike."--Animal Welfare "In Nature's Interests? provides a valuable addition to the literature on moral considerability. Varner is a must-read for any serious environmental philosopher, and this book would be a welcome addition to any graduate seminar in the field. At the same time, however, the book is accessible to nonacademics with a serious interest in the subject since Varner's creative examples...and clear writing provide an excellent complement to his scholarship."--Ethics and the Environment "All libraries supporting curricula in environmental ethics should own it....Varner knows his field, including the relevant literature, and argues using logic and the tools of philosophers. He examines opposing views fairly. He also knows his biology well. Well written and mercifully short."--Choice "The book is a pleasure to read. The author is unduly influenced neither by radical nor conservative environmentalist camps. He has a mind of his own."--Environmental Ethics "This is a brave and ambitious book. It is densely argued and beautifully written."--The Philosophical Review "Varner's attempt to answer the question, "Can animal rights activists be environmentalists?" in the affirmative contributes to a debate of increasing importance...Varner's sophisticated contributions to an Apollonian answer will repay the attention of all who have an interest in the deeper dilemmas, both theoretical and practical, of environmental ethics."--Ethics