An Invitation to Environmental Philosophy

Brief inviting and provocative this book is a perfect introduction to the burgeoning field of environmental ethics. It animates the basic questions tells compelling stories and offers a range of philosophical responses as complementary--not antagonistic--exploratory strategies vital to this growing topic. The book is built around five individually authored chapters each a representative contribution by a major author in the field. Each chapter covers a central topic in environmental ethics in a somewhat different style. An epilogue offers both a bibliographical guide to these topics and many related issues and a practical guide to environmental action. An Invitation to Environmental Philosophy is an ideal text for courses in environmental ethics and environmental philosophy and an intriguing and rich supplement to a general ethics course as well as a bridge into the academic literature in environmental philosophy.