1st Edition

The Concept of Milieu in Environmental Ethics Individual Responsibility within an Interconnected World

By Laÿna Droz Copyright 2022
214 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

214 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

214 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The Concept of Milieu in Environmental Ethics discusses how we can come together to address current environmental problems at the planetary level, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, transborder pollution and desertification. The book recognises the embedded individual sociocultural and environmental contexts that impact our everyday choices. It asks, in this pluralism of... Read more

1. Introduction 1.1. Environmental urgency 1.2. Current dominant key ideas 1.3. Pragmatism and need for consensus 1.4. Plan  2. Milieu 2.1. Three-levels model 2.2. Background of the concept of milieu 2.3. Updating the idea of milieu 2.4. Medial matrix shaping individuals 2.5. Ethical action as medial imprint 2.6. Summary  3. Sustainability 3.1. Precaution, diversity and environmental autonomy 3.2. Normative implications 3.3. Limits and priorities 3.4. Summary  4. Responsibility 4.1. Imprints and contributory individual responsibility 4.2. Matrix and capacity-responsibility 4.3. Responsibility to do reparative actions 4.4. Pragmatic safeguards 4.5. Summary 5. Conclusion

Biography

Laÿna Droz recently completed her PhD in Global Environmental Studies at Kyoto University, Japan.