An Invitation to Environmental Philosophy

Download or read book An Invitation to Environmental Philosophy written by Anthony Weston and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1999 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This short, accessible, and provocative work is a perfect invitation to the burgeoning field of environmental ethics. It motivates the basic questions, tells compelling stories, and offers a range of philosophical responses -- not as antagonists, but as complementary exploratory strategies -- central to this growing topic. The book is built around five individually authored chapters, each a unique contribution by a major author in the field. Responding to readers' actual questions and concerns, An Invitation to Environmental Philosophy offers a compelling and intriguing gateway into the field.