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Laura Westra - Living in Integrity - 9780847689279 - V9780847689279
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Living in Integrity

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Description for Living in Integrity Paperback. Series: Studies in Social, Political and Legal Philosophy. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 385.
This innovative book takes a new look at environmental ethics and the need for ecological and biological integrity. Laura Westra explores the necessity for radical alteration not only of interpersonal ethics, but also of social institutions and public policy. In the process, Westra denies the validity of majority rule in environmentally ethical concerns. Issues discussed in the book include the link between ecological integrity and human health; an environmental evaluation of business and technology; biotechnology and transgenics in agriculture and aquaculture; and the environmental ethics of the ancient Greeks and Kant. Living in Integrity is a valuable book for philosophers ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Social, Political and Legal Philosophy
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780847689279
SKU
V9780847689279
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Laura Westra
Laura Westra is professor emerita of philosophy at the University of Windsor and the author or editor of numerous books, including An Environmental Proposal for Ethics (Rowman & Littlefield, 1994), Faces of Environmental Racism (Rowman & Littlefield, 1995), Perspectives on Ecological Integrity (Kluwer), The Greeks and the Environment (Rowman & Littlefield, 1997) and Technology and Values (Rowman & Littlefield, 1998). ... Read more

Reviews for Living in Integrity
Living in Integrity is Professor Westra's sequel to her previous book An Environmental Proposal for Ethics, based upon the principles of ecological integrity. In this book, she meticulously spells out the practical and policy decisions which follow from the 'principle of integrity.' Westra persuasively argues that anthropocentric approaches are inadequate to effectively deal with the environmental crisis—that a shift to ... Read more

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