| Description |
xxi, 237 pages ; 23 cm. |
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Studies in social and political philosophy |
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Studies in social & political philosophy.
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| Contents |
Foreword / Holmes Rolston III -- Pt. 1. The Theory of Integrity. 1. A New Ethic. A New Understanding of Human Beings. "Care" and "Trust" The Role of the Philosopher and Sagoff's Proposal. The Project of Integrity. 2. On Integrity. The Value of Integrity. 3. "Respect," "Dignity," and "Integrity": An Environmental Proposal for Ethics. Taylor's Biocentric Ethic of Respect for Nature and the Concept of Dignity. Schweitzer's Biocentric Ethic of "Reverence for Life" Problems in Taylor and Schweitzer: Is Integrity a Better Guideline? A Proposal for a New Ethic of Respect and a New Categorical Imperative. The Role and Dignity of Natural Laws and a Reformulation of the Categorical Imperative: Some Objections to the Principle. The Principle of Integrity and "Deep Ecology" The Principle of Integrity and the Problem of Justification. Responsibility Reexamined. 4. The Principle of Integrity and a Defense of Biocentric Holism and of Other Holistic Positions. Introduction: Individuals or Wholes? Biocentric Holism. Objections to Biocentric Holism and the Land Ethic. An Argument from Aristotle in Support of Biocentric Holism. Human Individuals and Environmental Wholes -- Pt. 2. Rendering the Principle Operational: The Practice of Integrity. 5. From Principles to Policy: Disintegrity as Violence. The Next Goal: Rendering the Principle of Integrity Operational. Integrity and Disintegrity in the Individual. Disintegrity Beyond Biology: Violence or Compromise? Feminism and Ecofeminism. The "Principle of Integrity" and the "Good" (Social and Individual). "Integrity" in its Paradigm Sense Is Not a Social (Intraspecies) Goal. The Role and Principle of Integrity in Human Society. 6. From Principles to Policy. Pt. A. Intraspecific Considerations: Individual, Social, and International Implications for People. The Value and Method of the Principle of Integrity: Does It Suggest Any Specific Approach to Interpersonal Ethics? Some Social and Political Consequences: The Goal of "Integrity" in the Context of Democracy. The Principle of Integrity and International Equity. A Possible Solution: The Approach of Environmental Triage. Pt. B. Interspecific Considerations: Ecology and Animals. Callicott's Position (Sympathy in Community). Respect in Hostility: A Possible Foundation for a Joint Ethic. Nonhuman Entities: Beyond the Wild: Can an Ethic of Respect Be Extended? Pt. C. General Considerations: Buffer Zones, Areas in "Culture," and Sustainable Agriculture. Buffer Zones and Areas in "Culture" Global Ecology and Sustainable Agriculture. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Environmental ethics.
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Ecological integrity.
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| Indexed Term |
Environment Ethics |
| ISBN |
0847678946 alkaline paper |
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0847678954 paperback alkaline paper |
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