"The volume documents, and makes an original contribution to, an astonishing period in twentieth-century philosophy_the progress of Arne Naess's ecophilosophy from its inception to the present. It includes Naess's most crucial polemics with leading thinkers, drawn from sources as diverse as scholarly articles, correspondence, TV interviews and unpublished exchanges. The book testifies to the skeptical and self-correcting aspects of Naess ..."
"The volume documents, and makes an original contribution to, an astonishing period in twentieth-century philosophy the progress of Arne Naess's ecophilosophy from its inception to the present. It includes Naess's most crucial polemics with leading thinkers, drawn from sources as diverse as scholarly articles, correspondence, TV interviews and unpublished exchanges. The book testifies to the skeptical and self-correcting aspects of Naess ..."
"In the second edition of this groundbreaking text in non-Western philosophy, fifteen experts introduce some of the great philosophical traditions in the world. The dozen essays collected here unveil exciting, sophisticated philosophical traditions that are too often neglected in the western world. The contributors include the leading scholars in their fields, but they write for students coming to these concepts for the first time. Build ..."
"In the second edition of this groundbreaking text in non-Western philosophy, fifteen experts introduce some of the great philosophical traditions in the world. The dozen essays collected here unveil exciting, sophisticated philosophical traditions that are too often neglected in the western world. The contributors include the leading scholars in their fields, but they write for students coming to these concepts for the first time. Build ..."
"Can democrats be environmentalists? Democracy and the Claims of Nature tackles the core questions raised by the intersection of our democratic and environmental commitments, including the conceptual and practical connections between democratic theory and environmental ethics, the potential for an environmentally defined democratic citizenship, the concerns of equity and justice in environmental discourse and policy making, and the shap ..."
"Can democrats be environmentalists? Democracy and the Claims of Nature tackles the core questions raised by the intersection of our democratic and environmental commitments, including the conceptual and practical connections between democratic theory and environmental ethics, the potential for an environmentally defined democratic citizenship, the concerns of equity and justice in environmental discourse and policy making, and the shape ..."
"Environmental Philosophy Is Environmental Activism: The Most Radical and
Effective Kind J. Baird Callicott Here is one picture of philosophy. It goes on in an
ivory tower pursued by cloistered academics who endlessly dispute the
contemporary equivalents of questions like "how many angels can dance on the
head of a pin?" It is far removed from the "real world," even when philosophers
spin theories about what is "real." (In the real ..."
"Ten years ago, "The Great New Wilderness Debate" began a cross-disciplinary conversation about the varied constructions of "wilderness" and the controversies that surround them. "The Wilderness Debate Rages On" will reinvigorate that conversation and usher in a second decade of debate.Like its predecessor, the book gathers both critiques and defenses of the idea of wilderness from a wide variety of perspectives and voices. "The Wilderne ..."
"The field of environmental ethics is a new but now well-established sub-discipline of philosophy. Emerging in the mid-1970s, the field coalesced with the inaugural volume of the journal Environmental Ethics in 1979 and developed rapidly."
Companion to A Sand County Almanac(1st Edition) Interpretive and Critical Essays by J. BairdCallicott Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 1987 by University Of Wisconsin Press ISBN-13: 978-0-299-11234-9, ISBN: 0-299-11234-9
"J. Baird Callicott, professor of philosophy and natural resources at the ...
1982), and coeditor with Roger T. Ames of Environmental Philosophy: The Asian
..."
"Greek Natural Philosophy presents the primary sources on the Presocratics in a straightforward way in order to tell a coherent story about the astonishing development of natural philosophy in ancient Greece and its relevance today. The book begins with historical influences on the birth of natural philosophy, especially literacy and the ecosystem services provided by the natural environment of ancient Greece. It argues that the indivi ..."
"The book begins with historical influences on the birth of natural philosophy, especially literacy and the ecosystem services provided by the natural environment of ancient Greece."
Thinking Like a Planet(1st Edition) The Land Ethic and the Earth Ethic by J. BairdCallicott Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 2014 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-932489-7, ISBN: 0-19-932489-1
"Bringing together ecology, evolutionary moral psychology, and environmental ethics, J. Baird Callicott counters the narrative of blame and despair that prevails in contemporary discussions of climate ethics and offers a fresh, more optimistic approach. Whereas other environmental ethicists limit themselves to what Callicott calls Rational Individualism in discussing the problem of climate change only to conclude that, essentially, there ..."
Thinking Like a Planet(1st Edition) The Land Ethic and the Earth Ethic by J. BairdCallicott Hardcover, 392 Pages, Published 2014 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-932488-0, ISBN: 0-19-932488-3
"Bringing together ecology, evolutionary moral psychology, and environmental ethics, J. Baird Callicott counters the narrative of blame and despair that prevails in contemporary discussions of climate ethics and offers a fresh, more optimistic approach. Whereas other environmental ethicists limit themselves to what Callicott calls Rational Individualism in discussing the problem of climate change only to conclude that, essentially, there ..."
"3 This phrase is used by Seymour Feldman in his introduction to Spinoza's Ethics
(Baruch Spinoza, The Ethics and Selected letters, trans. S. Shirley and ed. S.
Feldman (Indianapolis: Hackett, 1982), 9. Pertinent to the present discussion of
Naess's systematization of deep ecology, Feldman writes: “Some of the great
systematic philosophers of the past proceeded to philosophise from an
underlying perception of the way things are—an i ..."
Beyond the Land Ethic More Essays in Environmental Philosophy (S U N Y Series in Philosophy and Biology) (Suny Series, Philosophy & Biology) by J. BairdCallicott Paperback, 437 Pages, Published 1999 by Suny Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7914-4084-1, ISBN: 0-7914-4084-2
"A leading theorist addresses a wide spectrum of topics central to the field of environmental philosophy.A sequel to Callicott's pioneering work, In Defense of the Land Ethic, Beyond the Land Ethic engages a wide spectrum of topics central to the field, including the troubled relationship of environmental philosophy to current mainstream academic philosophy; the relationship of recent developments in evolutionary and ecological sciences ..."
Earth's Insights(Updated) A Multicultural Survey of Ecological Ethics from the Mediterranean Basin to the Australian Outback by J. BairdCallicott, Tom Hayden Paperback, 310 Pages, Published 1997 by University Of California Press ISBN-13: 978-0-520-08560-2, ISBN: 0-520-08560-4
"The environmental crisis is global in scope, yet contemporary environmental ethics is centered predominantly in Western philosophy and religion. Earth's Insights widens the scope of environmental ethics to include the ecological teachings embedded in non-Western worldviews. J. Baird Callicott ranges broadly, exploring the sacred texts of Islam, Hinduism, Jainism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Zen Buddhism, as well as the oral traditions of ..."
"Japanese Environmental Philosophy is an anthology that responds to the environmental problems of the 21st century by drawing from Japanese philosophical traditions to investigate our relationships with other humans, nonhuman animals, and the environment. It contains chapters from fifteen top scholars from Japan, the United States, and Europe. The essays cover a broad range of Japanese thought, including Zen Buddhism, Shintoism, the Kyot ..."
In Defense of Land Ethic Essays in Environmental Philosophy (SUNY Series in Philosophy) (Suny Series in Philosophy and Bio Logy) by J. BairdCallicott, David Edward Shaner Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 1989 by State University Of New York Press ISBN-13: 978-0-88706-900-0, ISBN: 0-88706-900-2
"In Defense of the Land Ethic: Essays in Environmental Philosophy brings into a single volume J. Baird Callicott's decade-long effort to articulate, defend, and extend the seminal environmental philosophy of Aldo Leopold. A leading voice in this new field, Callicott sounds the depths of the proverbial iceberg, the tip of which is "The Land Ethic.""The Land Ethic," Callicott argues, is traceable to the moral psychology of David Hume and ..."