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537Refocusing environmental ethics: From intrinsic value to endorsable valuationsPhilosophy and Geography 5 (2). 2002.Establishing that nature has intrinsic value has been the primary goal of environmental philosophers. This goal has generated tremendous confusion. Part of the confusion stems from a conflation of two quite distinct concerns. The first concern is with establishing the moral considerability of the natural world which is captured by what I call "intrinsic value p ." The second concern attempts to address a perceived problem with the way nature has traditionally been valued, or as many environmenta…Read more
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69The Ethics of Captivity (edited book)Oxford University Press. 2014.Though conditions of captivity vary widely for humans and for other animals, there are common ethical themes that imprisonment raises. This volume brings together scholars, scientists, and sanctuary workers to address these issues in fifteen new essays.
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162Biomedical and environmental ethics alliance: Common causes and grounds (review)Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 6 (4): 457-466. 2009.In the late 1960s Van Rensselaer Potter, a biochemist and cancer researcher, thought that our survival was threatened by the domination of military policy makers and producers of material goods ignorant of biology. He called for a new field of Bioethics—“a science of survival.” Bioethics did develop, but with a narrower focus on medical ethics. Recently there have been attempts to broaden that focus to bring biomedical ethics together with environmental ethics. Though the two have many differenc…Read more
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67Reflecting on Nature: Readings in Environmental Philosophy (edited book)Oxford University Press. 1994.The first anthology to highlight the problems of environmental justice and sustainable development, Reflecting on Nature provides a multicultural perspective on questions of environmental concern, featuring contributions from feminist and minority scholars and scholars from developing countries. Selections examine immediate global needs, addressing some of the most crucial problems we now face: biodiversity loss, the meaning and significance of wilderness, population and overconsumption, and the…Read more
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54Oocytes for sale?Metaphilosophy 38 (2-3). 2007.In order to reach its full potential, human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research requires the use of human oocytes. There is currently a shortage of human eggs for research, and this shortage is likely to continue, as many states and countries prohibit their sale for research purposes, while at the same time condoning unregulated markets for oocytes for use in assisted reproduction. In this essay I first explore possible alternative sources of oocytes for hESC research and conclude that, at prese…Read more
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152Ethics and Animals: An IntroductionCambridge University Press. 2011.In this comprehensive introduction to animal ethics, Lori Gruen weaves together poignant and provocative case studies with discussions of ethical theory, urging readers to engage critically and empathetically reflect on our treatment of other animals. In clear and accessible language, Gruen provides a survey of the issues central to human-animal relations and a reasoned new perspective on current key debates in the field. She analyses and explains a range of theoretical positions and poses chall…Read more
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2Re-valuing natureIn Earl R. Winkler & Jerrold R. Coombs (eds.), Applied Ethics: A Reader, Blackwell. pp. 293--312. 1993.
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4The Faces of Animal OppressionIn Ann Ferguson & Mechthild Nagel (eds.), Dancing with Iris: The Philosophy of Iris Marion Young, Oxford University Press. pp. 225--37. 2009.
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48Commentary on: “There is no such thing as environmental ethics” (p.A. Vesilind)Science and Engineering Ethics 2 (3): 325-327. 1996.Vesilind, P.A. There Is No Such Thing As Environmental Ethics,Science and Engineering Ethics 2:307–318.Dr. Gruen is Co-editor ofReflecting on Nature: Readings in Environmental Philosophy and has published on the topics of animals, ethies, and the environment
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21Reflecting on Nature introduces readers to the fields of environmental philosophy and environmental ethics, offering both classic and current readings that focus on key themes - images of nature, ethics, justice, animals, food, climate, biodiversity, aesthetics and wilderness. It helps students to focus on fundamental issues within environmental philosophy and offers succinct readings that explore the central tensions and problems within environmental philosophy
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1On Puppies and Pussies: Animals, Intimacy, and Moral DistanceIn Bat-Ami Bar On & Ann Ferguson (eds.), Daring to Be Good: Essays in Feminist Ethico-Politics, Routledge. pp. 129--42. 1998.
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37A few thoughts on the future of environmental philosophyEthics and the Environment 12 (2): 124-125. 2007.In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:Ethics & the Environment 12.2 (2007) 124-125MuseSearchJournalsThis JournalContents[Access article in PDF]A Few Thoughts on the Future of Environmental PhilosophyLori GruenThe potential of Environmental Philosophy to serve as an interdisciplinary bridge seems to be as strong as ever, and focusing on ways to enhance and expand philosophical engagement in multi/inter-disciplinary environmental projects is important. Continuing to develo…Read more
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2Revaluing Nature‖ in WarrenIn Karen Warren (ed.), Ecofeminism: Women, Culture, Nature, Indiana Univ Pr. 1997.
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3Must Utilitarians Be Impartial?In Dale Jamieson (ed.), Singer and His Critics, Blackwell. pp. 129--49. 1999.
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473Introduction: Feminist Legacies / Feminist Futures: 25th Anniversary Special IssueHypatia 25 (4): 725-732. 2010.This special issue marks the culmination of Hypatia's twenty-fifth anniversary year. We kicked off the celebration of Hypatia's quarter century as an autonomous journal with a conference, "Feminist Legacies/Feminist Futures," which drew close to 150 attendees—a capacity crowd, and more than twice what we'd expected in the planning stages! The conference provided an opportunity to reflect on how Hypatia came to be and how it has shaped feminist philosophy.
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Theories of Value and Environmental EthicsDissertation, University of Colorado at Boulder. 1994.As knowledge about the devastating consequences of human action on the environment grows, so does the urgency of finding answers to questions about how we ought to think about and act toward the natural world. Over the last twenty-five years, philosophers have attempted to develop an environmental ethic that can answer these questions. The most common articulations of environmental ethics set out to establish the value of nature beyond its mere usefulness to humans, a value referred to in the li…Read more
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49Changing Values: A Commentary on HallEthics, Policy and Environment 16 (2). 2013.We think Hall (2013) is correct in arguing that the environmental movement needs a stronger narrative and believe that such a narrative requires significant nuance. Hall rightly recognizes the importance of appropriately framing the current narratives appealed to by the environmental movement. They are too simplistic and, as such, misleading. The optimistic frames tend to ignore the real losses people experience in trying to live greener lifestyles. The ‘doom and gloom’ frames are apt to foster …Read more
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26Rape of the Wild. By ANDRÉE Collard with Joyce Contrucci. London: The Women's Press, 1988; Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1989 (review)Hypatia 6 (1): 198-206. 1991.
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