The Greeks and the Environment |
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| Author:
| Westra, Laura
Robinson, Thomas M. |
| Contribution by:
| Adams, Madonna R.
Blakeley, Donald N.
DeMarco, C. W.
Goldin, Owen
Holland, Alan
Mahoney, Timothy A.
Matten, Mohan
Oelschlaeger, M.
Preus, Anthony
Rist, J. M.
Robinson, T. M.
Shearman, Richard
Tress, Daryl McGowan |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8476-8445-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1997 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $179.95 |
Book Description:
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Environmental ethicists have frequently criticized ancient Greek philosophy as anti-environmental for a view of philosophy that is counterproductive to environmental ethics and a view of the world that puts nature at the disposal of people. This provocative collection of original essays reexamines the views of nature and ecology found in the thought of Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, and Plotinus. Recognizing that these thinkers were not confronted with the environmental degradation that...
More DescriptionEnvironmental ethicists have frequently criticized ancient Greek philosophy as anti-environmental for a view of philosophy that is counterproductive to environmental ethics and a view of the world that puts nature at the disposal of people. This provocative collection of original essays reexamines the views of nature and ecology found in the thought of Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, and Plotinus. Recognizing that these thinkers were not confronted with the environmental degradation that threatens contemporary philosophers, the contributors to this book find that the Greeks nevertheless provide an excellent foundation for a sound theory of environmentalism.