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J. Baird Callicott and Fernando JR Da Rocha, eds., Earth Summit Ethics: Towards a Reconstructive Postmodern Philosophy of Environmental Education Reviewed by (review)Philosophy in Review 17 (6): 392-395. 1997.
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167Animal EthicsIn Michael Appleby, Barry Hughes, Joy Mench & Anna Ollson (eds.), Animal Welfare, Cabi International. pp. 1-12. 1997.This chapter introduces ans discusses different views concerning our duties towards animals. First, we explain why we should engage in reasoning about animal ethics, rather than relying on intuitions or feelings alone. Secondly, we present and discuss five different kinds of views about the nature of our duties to animals. These are: contractarianism, utilitarianism, animal rights views, contextual views and what we call a "respect for nature" view. Finally, we briefly consider whether it is pos…Read more
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13Environmental Philosophy: Critical Concepts in the Environment (edited book)Routledge. 2004.This collection gathers classic, influential, and important papers in environmental philosophy ranging from the late 1960s and early 1970s to the present. The volumes explore environmental ethics, epistemological, metaphysical, and comparative worldview questions raised by environmental concerns. The set also represents a genuinely global and international focus, and includes a full index and new introductions by the editors.
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171“Taming the Wild Profusion of Existing Things”?: A Study of Foucault, Power, and Human/Animal RelationshipsEnvironmental Ethics 23 (4): 339-358. 2001.I explore how some aspects of Foucoult’s work on power can be applied to human/animal power relations. First, I argue that because animals behave as “beings that react” and can respond in different ways to human actions, in principle at least, Foucoult’s work can offer insights into human/animal power relations. However, many of these relations fall into the category of “domination,” in which animals are unable to respond. Second, I examine different kinds of human power practices, in particular…Read more
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46StewardshipIn Ian Ball, Margaret Goodall, Clare Palmer & John Reader (eds.), The Earth Beneath, Spck. pp. 67-87. 1992.
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