Environmental Ethics for Canadians

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Introduction
The Nature of Moral Assessment
Challenges to Morality I: Ethical Egoism
Challenges to Morality II: Ethical Relativism
Four Normative Theories
Part One: Moral Standing
1. Animal Welfarism
Moral Standing and Speciesism
Peter Singer: - "All Animals Are Equal"
Beyond Utilitarianism
Problems with Animal Welfarism and Animal Citizenship
Sue Donaldson and Will Kymlicka: - "Animal Citizenship" * NEW
Case Study: Sustainabilitarianism and Eating Beef
2. Biocentrism
Rights for Living Things?
Christopher Stone: - "Should Trees Have Standing? Toward Legal Rights for Natural Objects"
Biocentric Egalitarianism
Paul W. Taylor: - "The Biocentric Outlook on Nature"
Human Superiority and Inter-Species Conflict
Case Study: Respect for Nature and the Mount Polley Mine Disaster NEW
3. Ecocentrism and Deep Ecology
The Land Ethic
Aldo Leopold: - "The Land Ethic"
Going Deep
Arne Naess: - "Identification as a Source of Deep Ecological Attitudes"
Three Objections and Responses
Case Study: Tallgrass Prairie as an "Endangered Space"
Part Two: Challenges and New Directions
4. Economics and Ecology
Optimal Thinking
William F. Baxter: - "People or Penguins: The Case for Optimal Pollution"
The Allure of Cost-Benefit Analysis
Problems with Cost-Benefit Analysis
Dale Jamieson: - "Ethics, Public Policy, and Global Warming" * NEW
Case Study: Aquaculture and the Economic Growth Imperative
5. Environmental Pragmatism
Two Problems with Intrinsic Value
Value Pluralism: Reclaiming the Land Ethic
Anthony Weston: - "Before Environmental Ethics"
The Importance of Building Consensus
Jennifer Welchman: - "Environmental Pragmatism" *
Case Study: Protecting Canada's Freshwater Resource
6. Ecofeminism
Sexism and Naturism: Making the Connection
Karen J. Warren: - "The Power and the Promise of Ecological Feminism"
Overcoming Dualisms
Ecofeminism Now
Patricia Glazebrook: - "Ecofeminists Without Borders: The Power of Method" * NEW
E Conclusion
Case Study: Dioxin in Breast Milk and Women as Frontline Environmentalists
7. Environmental Aesthetics
Beauty and Duty: Mapping the Terrain
Allen Carlson: - "Aesthetic Appreciation of Nature and Environmentalism" *
The Dispositive Character of Natural Beauty Judgments
Ronald Moore: - "The Moral Dimensions of Natural Beauty" *
Aesthetic Weight and the Preservationist's Dilemma
Glenn Parsons: - "Aesthetic Preservation" *
Case Study: Nunavut and the Reciprocity Thesis
8. First Nations' Perspectives
The Circle
Georges Sioui: - "The Sacred Circle of Life"
Confronting Myths of the Ecological Amerindian
Bruce Morito: - "The 'Ecological Indian' and Environmentalism" *
Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Case Study: Language, Land, and the Residential Schools
9. Environmental Virtue Ethics
Human Excellence and the Environment
Thomas E. Hill, Jr.: - "Ideals of Human Excellence and Preserving Natural Environments"
Epistemic Environmental Virtues
Byron Williston: - "Epistemic Virtue and the Ecological Crisis" NEW
Two Objections and Responses
Case Study: Three Canadian Environmentalist Exemplars
10. Social Ecology and Environmental Activism
Bookchin's Social Ecology
The Importance of Activism
Nir Barak and Avner de-Shalit: - "Environmental Political Activism" * NEW
The Problem of Domination
Integrity and Stewardship
Laura Westra: - "Ecological Integrity: Between Ethics and Law" * NEW
Case Study: Fighting Hierarchy through Access to Knowledge
Part Three: Environmental Issues
11. Climate Change
Confronting Climate Change Denial
Responsibility for Climate Change
Martin Schönfeld: - "American Disenlightenment, or Climate Change Made in the USA" * NEW
The Problem of Political Inertia
Stephen M. Gardiner: - "Saved by Disaster? Abrupt Climate Change, Political Inertia, and the Possibility of an Intergenerational Arms Race"
Case Study: Canada, Climate Change, and Bullshit NEW
12. Population and Consumption
Malthus's Challenge
Reverend Thomas Robert Malthus: - "An Essay on the Principle of Population"
The Economist's Retort
Julian Simon: - "Can the Supply of Natural Resources Really Be Infinite? Yes!"
Peak Oil and the Tar Sands
Case Study: Making Space for Grizzlies
13. The Biodiversity Crisis
Species or Individuals?
The Nature of Biodiversity
David Suzuki: - "The Power of Diversity"
The Value of Biodiversity
David Ehrenfeld: - "Why Put a Value on Biodiversity?"
Species Preservation: The Challenge of Climate Change
Ronald L. Sandler: - "Global Climate Change and Species Preservation" * NEW
Case Study: Biodiversity and the Decline of Pollinators NEW
14. Sustainability
Sustainability and Human Needs
Robert F. Litke: - "The Concept of 'Sustainability'" *
Sustainability and Substitutability
Sustainability and the City
Ingrid Leman Stefanovic: - "Sustainability and Sense of Place" *
Case Study: Nuclear Power: Unsustainable Train to the Future?

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Byron Williston is associate professor of philosophy at Wilfrid Laurier University.

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• Unique Canadian focus features stimulating articles by distinguished Canadian philosophers and academics.
• Balances classic and contemporary works by leaders of the environmental ethics and philosophy movement, making this the most authoritative resource of its kind.
• Combines academic articles with original commentary and case studies to ensure the content is accessible to undergraduate students.
• Wide-ranging practical and theoretical coverage of key topics such as animal welfarism, ecocentrism, population and consumption concerns, the biodiversity crisis, feminist perspectives, and the nature of environmental value.
• Pedagogical tools encourage reflection and active learning:
• Highlighted key terms
• Lists of further readings
• Glossary
• Ecological Intuition Pump paragraphs at the beginning of each chapter encourage students to consider their personal thoughts about "big picture" issues discussed in the text.
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• New chapter on environmental activism includes new articles, case studies, and discussions on current trends in the field. (Ch. 10)
• Eight new readings on topics such as animal citizenship; ethics, public policy, and global warming; ecofeminism; the ecological crisis; climate change; and species preservation, keep students up-to-date on the most relevant issues in the field.
• Four new case studies draw connections between theory and relevant environmental issues in Canada such as the Mount Polley mine disaster and Canada's climate change promises.
• New critical discussion questions at the end of each chapter help students familiarize themselves with key concepts and encourage active learning.