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Upstream/Downstream
Donald Scherer
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Description for Upstream/Downstream
Paperback. Explores non-reciprocated relationships with regard to the environment. This collection of essays discusses moral issues that arise when decisions by individuals, corporations, or governments cause changes in the environment that affect those who do not participate in the decisions. Editor(s): Scherer, Donald. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSX; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 141 x 33. Weight in Grams: 316.
These original essays explore non-reciprocated relationships with regard to the environment. The contributing philosophers who are known for their writing on environmental concerns discuss moral issues that arise when decisions by individuals, corporations, or governments cause changes in the environment that affect those who do not participate in the decisions. Among the topics addressed are population expansion, accumulation of toxic wastes, pollution of air and water, as well as the effects of actions by the "upstream," current generation on "downstream," future generations. Donald Scherer is Professor of Philosophy at Bowling Green State University.
These original essays explore non-reciprocated relationships with regard to the environment. The contributing philosophers who are known for their writing on environmental concerns discuss moral issues that arise when decisions by individuals, corporations, or governments cause changes in the environment that affect those who do not participate in the decisions. Among the topics addressed are population expansion, accumulation of toxic wastes, pollution of air and water, as well as the effects of actions by the "upstream," current generation on "downstream," future generations. Donald Scherer is Professor of Philosophy at Bowling Green State University.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Philadelphia PA, United States
ISBN
9781566390798
SKU
V9781566390798
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99-1
Reviews for Upstream/Downstream
"This book contains admirable examples of applied philosophy with solid conceptual analysis of critical social and legal issues... The articles are accessible to an educated layman [and]...suitable for use in upper level undergraduate and graduate courses in environmental philosophy, law, political theory, and
to a lesser degree
economics and history. Select essays can be read profitably by those with interests in ... Read more
to a lesser degree
economics and history. Select essays can be read profitably by those with interests in ... Read more