Philosophy Gone Wild: Environmental Ethics

by Holmes Rolston III

Book Overview

"Here are fifteen essays written from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s by a pioneering environmental ethicist. The collection is divided into four sections: ethics and nature, values in nature, environmental philosophy in practice, and nature in experience. . . . Rolston's writing often evokes the best of American philosophy of nature. He writes with flair and grace. The book is good reading because it is good literature. Rolston raises unsettling...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879755563
• ISBN13: 9780879755560
• Release Date: August 1989
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 269 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Historical Environmental Ethics

For those of you who are interested in the history/evolution of environmental philosophy/ethics, this is a must-read. However, I would not recommend this book to those who are interested in a nuanced approach to environmental philosophy/ethics since this book offers an antiquated perspective on how we "ought" to treat "nature".