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The Ethics of Creativity: Beauty, Morality, and Nature in a Processive Cosmos
Brian Henning
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Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Foreword by Daniel A. Dombrowski. A central concern of nearly every environmental ethic is its desire to extend the scope of direct moral concern beyond human beings to plants, nonhuman animals, and the systems of which they are a part. Although nearly all environmental philosophies have long since rejected modernity's conception of individuals as isolated and independent substances, few have replaced this worldview with an alternative that is adequate to the organic, processive world in which we find ourselves. In this context, Brian G. Henning argues that the often overlooked work of Alfred North Whitehead has the potential to ... Read more
Foreword by Daniel A. Dombrowski. A central concern of nearly every environmental ethic is its desire to extend the scope of direct moral concern beyond human beings to plants, nonhuman animals, and the systems of which they are a part. Although nearly all environmental philosophies have long since rejected modernity's conception of individuals as isolated and independent substances, few have replaced this worldview with an alternative that is adequate to the organic, processive world in which we find ourselves. In this context, Brian G. Henning argues that the often overlooked work of Alfred North Whitehead has the potential to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Pittsburgh PA, United States
ISBN
9780822963226
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V9780822963226
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About Brian Henning
Brian G. Henning is professor of philosophy and environmental studies at Gonzaga University. He was awarded the John N. Findlay Book Prize from the Metaphysical Society of America for The Ethics of Creativity. Henning is coauthor or coeditor of severa
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