Environment & Philosophy Books

New and Published Books

1. Thinking through Landscape

   By Augustin Berque

   Our attitude to nature has changed over time. This book explores the historical, literary and philosophical origins of the changes in our attitude to nature that allowed environmental catastrophes to happen. It presents a philosophical reflection on human societies’ attitude to the environment,...

   Published April 3rd 2013 by Routledge
2. Economic Growth and Sustainable Development

   By Peter Hess

   Series: Routledge Textbooks in Environmental and Agricultural Economics

   Economic growth, reflected in increases in national output per capita, makes possible an improved material standard of living. Sustainable development, popularly and concisely defined as ‘meeting the needs of the present generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet...

   Published March 24th 2013 by Routledge
3. Global Ethics on Climate Change

   The Planetary Crisis and Philosophical Alternatives

   Edited by Martin Schonfeld

   The volatility of climate change is increasing. It is bad news, and many climatologists, policy analysts and environmental groups regard the West as the largest contributor to the problems caused by climate change. This book raises questions concerning the systemic and cultural reasons for Western...

   Published March 20th 2013 by Routledge
4. Cinema as Weather

   Stylistic Screens and Atmospheric Change

   By Kristi McKim

   Series: Routledge Advances in Film Studies

   How do cinematic portrayals of the weather reflect and affect our experience of the world? While weatherly predictability and surprise can impact our daily experience, the history of cinema attests to the stylistic and narrative significance of snow, rain, wind, sunshine, clouds, and skies. Through...

   Published February 24th 2013 by Routledge
5. Intergenerational Justice

   Rights and Responsibilities in an Intergenerational Polity

   By Janna Thompson

   Series: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy

   In this timely study, Thompson presents a theory of intergenerational justice that gives citizens duties to past and future generations, showing why people can make legitimate demands of their successors and explaining what relationships between contemporary generations count as fair. What connects...

   Published February 13th 2013 by Routledge
6. Climate Change Ethics

   Navigating the Perfect Moral Storm

   By Donald Brown

   Climate change is now the biggest challenge faced by humanity worldwide and ethics is the crucial missing component in the debate about what to do about this enormous threat. This book examines why thirty-five years of discussion of human-induced warming has failed to acknowledge fundamental...

   Published October 30th 2012 by Routledge
7. Human Dependence on Nature

   How to Help Solve the Environmental Crisis

   By Haydn Washington

   Humanity is dependent on Nature to survive, yet our society largely acts as if this is not the case. The energy that powers our very cells, the nutrients that make up our bodies, the ecosystem services that clean our water and air; these are all provided by the Nature from which we have evolved and...

   Published September 17th 2012 by Routledge
8. Ethics and Justice for the Environment

   By Adrian Armstrong

   Examining the issues of ethics and justice as they apply to the environment, this book starts from the observation that the parallel expositions of environmental ethics and environmental justice appear to have few points of contact. Environmental justice is highly politicized and concerned...

   Published May 31st 2012 by Routledge
9. Nuclear Waste Management and Legitimacy

   Nihilism and Responsibility

   By Mats Andrén

   Series: Routledge Explorations in Environmental Studies

   Nuclear technology places special demands on society and both nuclear weapons and nuclear energy for peaceful purposes require a large measure of security and monitoring at the international level. This book focuses on nuclear waste management, which can work in democratic countries only if viewed...

   Published March 20th 2012 by Routledge
10. The Ethics of Japan's Global Environmental Policy

    The conflict between principles and practice

    By Midori Kagawa-Fox

    Series: Routledge Contemporary Japan Series

    This book examines the Japanese government policies that impact on the environment in order to determine whether they incorporate a sufficient ethical substance. Through the three case studies on whaling, nuclear energy, and forestry, the author explores how Western philosophers combined their...

    Published January 18th 2012 by Routledge