The first comprehensive treatment of environmental philosophy,
going beyond ethics to address the philosophical concepts that
underlie environmental thinking and policy-making today
* Encompasses all of environmental philosophy, including
conservation biology, restoration ecology, sustainability,
environmental justice, and more
* Offers the first treatment of decision theory in an
environmental philosophy text
* Explores the conceptions of nature and ethical presuppositions
that underlie contemporary environmental debates, and, moving from
theory to practice, shows how decision theory translates to public
policy
* Addresses both hot-button issues, including population and
immigration reform, and such ongoing issues as historical legacies
and nations’ responsibility and obligation for environmental
problems
* Anchors philosophical concepts to their practical applications,
establishing the priority of the discipline’s real-world
importance
Table of Content
Acknowledgments ix
List of Acronyms xi
1 Introduction 1
2 What Is the Environment? 13
3 Ethics for the Environment 38
4 From Ethics to Policy 65
5 Biodiversity and Conservation 98
6 Environmental Restoration 130
7 Sustainability 157
8 Justice and Equity 174
9 Where Does This Leave Us? 196
Glossary 202
References 204
Index 219
About the author
Sahotra Sarkar specializes in the history and philosophy of
science and conservation biology; he helped develop the framework
for systematic conservation planning for the protection of
biodiversity (as co-author, with Chris Margules, of Systematic
Conservation Planning). He also co-edited The Philosophy of
Science: An Encyclopedia and A Companion to the Philosophy
of Biology. He is the author of Doubting Darwin?:
Creationist Designs on Evolution (Blackwell), Genetics and
Reductionism, Molecular Models of Life, and
Biodiversity and Environmental Philosophy. He is a professor
of Philosophy and Integrative Biology at the University of Texas at
Austin.
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