Sahotra Sarkar 
Environmental Philosophy [EPUB ebook] 
From Theory to Practice

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

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.