Finding creativity in the diversity of environmental ethics

The contribution is a comprehensive if abbreviated review of different philosophical perspectives on human-environment relationships. Extensively referenced, it outlines historical trends and current debates in the field of environmental ethics. The author argues that the diversity and disagreements...

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Main Author: Johan Hattingh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Environmental Association of Southern Africa 1999-12-01
Series:Southern African Journal of Environmental Education
Online Access:https://www.ajol.info/index.php/sajee/article/view/137346
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Summary:The contribution is a comprehensive if abbreviated review of different philosophical perspectives on human-environment relationships. Extensively referenced, it outlines historical trends and current debates in the field of environmental ethics. The author argues that the diversity and disagreements amongst environmental philosophers is not a cause for concern, but rather an opening in which new and better positions can be sought, towards a philosophy which can meaningfully enable environmental practice.
ISSN:2411-5959
2411-5959