Nature and Ethics Across Geographical, Rhetorical and Human Borders

by Katharine Dow

Book Overview

How we dispose of our rubbish, choose the foods we buy, enjoy art, relate to our families, and think about ourselves are just a few of the ways that ideas about nature shape our everyday ethical decisions. Nature and 'natural facts' have long been used to make sense of why we act a certain way. Nature is a concept with great power: when we describe something as 'natural' or 'unnatural', it has a moral force and political consequences. We see this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367593122
• ISBN13: 9780367593124
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 118 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"