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<p>List of contributors x</p> <p>Preface xv</p> <p><b>PART I: CULTURAL TRADITIONS 1</b></p> <p>1 Indigenous perspectives 3<br />LAURIE ANNE WHITT, MERE ROBERTS, WAERETE NORMAN, AND VICKI GRIEVES</p> <p>2 Classical China 21<br />KARYN L. LA1</p> <p>3 Classical India 37<br />0. P . DWIVEDI</p> <p>4 Jainism and Buddhism 52<br />CHRISTOPHER KEY CHAPPLE</p> <p>5 The classical Greek tradition 67<br />GABRIELA R. CARONE</p> <p>6 Judaism 81<br />ERIC KATZ</p> <p>7 Christianity 96<br />ROBIN ATTFIECD</p> <p>8 Islam 111<br />S. NOMANUL HAQ</p> <p>9 Early modern philosophy 130<br />CHARLES TALIAFERRO</p> <p>10 Nineteenth- and twentieth-century philosophy 146<br />ANDREW BRENNAN</p> <p><b>PART 11: CONTEMPORARY ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS 161</b></p> <p>11 Meta-ethics 163<br />JOHN O'NEILL</p> <p>12 Normative ethics 177<br />ROBERT ELLIOT</p> <p>13 Sentientism 192<br />GARY VARNER</p> <p>14 The land ethic 204<br />J. BAIRD CALLICOTT</p> <p>1 5 Deep ecology 218<br />FREYA MATHEWS</p> <p>16 Ecofeminism 233<br />VICTORIA DAVION</p> <p><b>PART 111: ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHY AND ITS NEIGHBORS 249</b></p> <p>17 Literature 251<br />SCOTT SLOVIC</p> <p>18 Aesthetics 264<br />JOHN ANDREW FISHER</p> <p>19 Economics 277<br />A. MYRICK FREEMAN I11</p> <p>20 History 291<br />IAN SIMMONS</p> <p>21 Ecology 304<br />KRISTIN SHRADER-FRECHETTE</p> <p>22 Politics 316<br />ROBYN ECKERSLEY</p> <p>23 Law 331<br />SHEILA JASANOFF</p> <p><b>PART IV: PROBLEMS IN ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHY 347</b></p> <p>24 Wilderness 349<br />MARK WOODS</p> <p>2 5 Population 362<br />CLARK WOLF</p> <p>26 Future generations 377<br />ERNEST PARTRIDGE</p> <p>27 Sustainability 390<br />ALAN HOLLAND</p> <p>28 Biodiversity 402<br />HOLMES ROLSTON I11</p> <p>29 Animals 41 6<br />PETER SINGER</p> <p>30 Environmental justice 426<br />ROBERT FIGUFKOA AND CLAUDIA MILLS</p> <p>3 1 Technology 439<br />LORI GRUEN</p> <p>32 Climate 449<br />HENRY SHUE</p> <p>33 Land and water 460<br />PAUL B. THOMPSON</p> <p>34 Consumption 473<br />MARK SAGOFF</p> <p>3 5 Colonization 486<br />KEEKOK LEE</p> <p>3 6 Environmental disobedience 498<br />NED HETTINGER</p> <p>Index 510</p>

‘...simply the best 'field-guide' to environmental philosophy anywhere. Dale Jamieson has assembled an insightful set of chapters - the topics are well chosen, the writing is crisp, and the thinking is compelling. The volume is also historically informed, theoretically rich, multicultural, and practical - all especially appreciated strengths.’ <i>William S. Lynn, The Hastings Center, Garrison, NY</i> <!--end--><br /> <p>‘Featuring both first-rank scholars and superb new scholarship, this volume reflects well the many ways in which environmental philosophy not only pervades, but is also touched by, ancient and modern concerns.’ <i>Paul Waldau, Tufts University</i></p>

<b>Dale Jamieson</b> is Henry R. Luce Professor in Human Dimensions of Global Change at Carleton College. He is author of <i>Morality's Progress: Essays on Humans, Other Animals, and the Rest of Nature</i> (2002), and the editor of many books including <i>Singer and His Critics</i> (Blackwell, 1999). For nearly twenty years he taught at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and has also held visiting positions at Cornell University, Monash University in Australia, and Oxford University. He works primarily in the fields of environmental philosophy, ethics, and philosophy of biology and mind.

<i>A Companion to Environmental Philosophy</i> is a pioneering work in the burgeoning field of environmental philosophy. This ground-breaking volume contains thirty-six original articles exemplifying the rich diversity of scholarship in this field. <br /> <p><br /> </p> <p>The volume begins by exploring environmental philosophy and the cultural traditions from which it springs. After discussing its roots, and then looking at contemporary environmental ethics, environmental philosophy is brought into conversation with other fields and disciplines such as literature, economics, ecology, and law. The last section focuses on the environmental problems that stimulate current debates.<br /> </p> <p>This <i>Companion</i> is an indispensable reference book for students and researchers in environmental philosophy. It will be enjoyed by anyone who is interested in environmental affairs.</p>

‘...simply the best 'field-guide' to environmental philosophy anywhere. Dale Jamieson has assembled an insightful set of chapters - the topics are well chosen, the writing is crisp, and the thinking is compelling. The volume is also historically informed, theoretically rich, multicultural, and practical - all especially appreciated strengths.’ <i>William S. Lynn, The Hastings Center, Garrison, NY</i> <!--end--><br /> <p>‘Featuring both first-rank scholars and superb new scholarship, this volume reflects well the many ways in which environmental philosophy not only pervades, but is also touched by, ancient and modern concerns.’ <i>Paul Waldau, Tufts University</i></p>

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