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Environmental ethics : duties to and values in the natural world / Holmes Rolston III.
Presents an account of values carried by the natural world, coupled with an inquiry into duties toward animals, plants, species, and ecosystems. This work illustrates the philosophy of nature with numerous actual examples of ethical decisions made in encounters with fauna and flora, endangered species, and threatened ecosystems. -- Amazon
Record details
- ISBN: 087722501X (alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780877225010 (alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0877226288
- ISBN: 9780877226284
- Physical Description: xiii, 391 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Publisher: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 1988.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-374) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Humans valuing the natural environment -- Higher animals : duties to sentient life -- Organisms : duties to organic life -- Life in jeopardy : duties to endangered species -- Life in community : duties to ecosystems -- The concept of natural value : a theory for environmental ethics -- Environmental policy : an ethic of the commons -- Environmental business : an ethic for commerce -- Down to earth : persons in natural history.
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- Human ecology - Moral and ethical aspects.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | GF 80 R.65 1988 | 284953 | Stacks | Available | - |