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Guo Hui - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Alternatives to Rights in Environmental Ethics
    Journal of Nanjing Forestry University, 2006
    Co-Authors: Guo Hui
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    This paper recalls the origins of rights in Environmental Ethics and displays the various ideas on the notion applited to animals,natural things and the nature as a whole at different stages of the development of Environmental Ethics history.Based on the above discussion,the paper analyzes the improperness and problems of the application of rights in nonhuman nature.Finally,it recalls the five alternatives of rights that Environmental ethicists put forward and analyzes its application to domestic animals,wild animals,species and natural system.

  • The Role of Western Environmental Ethics in Non-Western Countries:West Meets East
    Journal of Nanjing Forestry University, 2005
    Co-Authors: Guo Hui
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    This article recalled the history of western Environmental Ethics and showed the examples of the change of western nature aesthetics and how land gardens were influenced by Chinese garden to argue that in non-western culture,western Environmental Ethics can only be accepted through the way of internalization.The three most troublesome features of western Environmental Ethics appear to be the anthropocentric/nonanthropocentric distinction,the notion of intrinsic value,and the concept of rights.For such internalization to take place in non-Western countries,the problematic features of Western Environmental Ethics will have to be avoided as much as possible.To the East countries,western Environmental Ethics only has comparative meaning.In order to creative a widely acceptable new Environmental Ethics in certain culture,it requires not only to internalization of western Environmental Ethics,but to creative a kind of Environmental Ethics discourse which is compatible with the native people and its land.The West ad East should develop their respective Environmental Ethics through different ways.

Andrew Holden - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Environmental Ethics for tourism- the state of the art
    Tourism Review, 2019
    Co-Authors: Andrew Holden
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    Environmental Ethics has become an established subject of philosophy in recent decades in response to the contemporary Environmental crisis. This paper aims to provide an overview of the key theories and concepts and critically evaluate the extent of their application in tourism studies.,The paper is based on a systematic literature review of published academic papers that link Environmental Ethics to tourism. It subsequently attempts to provide a comprehensive review of what is currently a nascent field of research enquiry to comprehend and evaluate the relevance and implications of Environmental Ethics for tourism. Using a theoretical ethical framework of libertarian extensionism, eco-holism and the conservation ethic, moral debates that arise from their use in tourism are analysed. As a field of academic study that presently lacks research enquiry areas for future research investigation are subsequently identified.,The paper forms a part of the “State of the Art” series and subsequently does not present empirical findings. However, through critical evaluation, it demonstrates the complexity of the application of Environmental Ethics to tourism through differing perspectives within the subject and when nature’s interests are juxtaposed to concerns of anthropic Ethics. To develop a stronger Environmental Ethics amongst tourism stakeholders that recognises the intrinsic value of nature, it is recommended that ecological virtue and literacy are key elements in this process.,The originality of the paper rests in providing a comprehensive overview of the existing level of application of the theories of Environmental Ethics to tourism; the appliance of theory to debates of tourism’s Environmental challenges; and identifying research directions to help fill knowledge gaps.

Andrew Light - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • contemporary Environmental Ethics from metaEthics to public philosophy
    Metaphilosophy, 2002
    Co-Authors: Andrew Light
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    In the past thirty years Environmental Ethics has emerged as one of the most vibrant and exciting areas of applied philosophy. Several journals and hundreds of books testify to its growing importance inside and outside philosophical circles. But with all of this scholarly output, it is arguably the case that Environmental Ethics is not living up to its promise of providing a philosophical contribution to the resolution of Environmental problems. This article surveys the current state of the field and offers an alternative path for the future development of Environmental Ethics toward a more publicly engaged model of applied philosophy.

Jane Anderson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Environmental Ethics of Rock Climbers in the Adirondacks: A Quantitative Approach
    Journal of Outdoor Recreation Education and Leadership, 2009
    Co-Authors: Tom L Stuessy, James Harding, Jane Anderson
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    Differences in Environmental Ethics across user groups have long been established. What is new is the differences in Environmental Ethics within a user group--in this case rock climbers in the Adirondacks. This study attempts to capture the subtle and divergent qualities of Environmental Ethics by focusing on a range of foundational aspects evident in the field, such as degrees of non-anthropocentricism, zoocentrism versus ecocentrism, and religiously based obligations towards nature. Responses to these foundational aspects were then statistically analyzed, through Exploratory Factor Analysis, to reveal specific "flavors" of Environmental Ethics. A sample of rock climbers (N=70) in the Adirondacks provided the context in which to understand Environmental Ethics for this study. A key assumption in this study was that the style, type, and location of training that novice climbers receive affects their Environmental Ethics. Particular attention was paid to synthetic (i.e., indoor) versus natural methods of introduction to the sport of rock climbing and different approaches to participation. A factor analysis of the data allowed for a new configuration of Environmental Ethics to emerge and for distinctions in Ethics across types of climbers to be considered. Indeed, rock climbers, even within a small area in the Adirondacks are not a homogeneous group with respect to their Environmental Ethics. Three factors emerged from the analysis: A Practical, Weak Non-Anthropocentric Environmental Ethics, A Metaphysical Holistic Environmental Ethics, and A Religiously Inspired Soft-Anthropocentric Environmental Ethics. Individuals who subscribe to each of these "flavors" of Environmental Ethics demand different sorts of considerations regarding their values and their obligations. As a result, management implications based on these different configurations of Environmental Ethics and of differences in Ethics based on climbing types are explored.

  • Environmental Ethics of Rock Climbers in the Adirondacks
    Journal of Outdoor Recreation Education and Leadership, 2009
    Co-Authors: Tom L Stuessy, James Harding, Jane Anderson
    Abstract:

    Environmental Ethics in outdoor recreation has only relatively recently received attention from the research community. An empirical treatment of this shifting and multi-dimensional construct has proved challenging. This study attempted to capture the subtle and divergent qualities of Environmental Ethics by focusing on a range of foundational aspects evident in the field, such as degrees of nonanthropocentricism, zoocentrism versus ecocentrism, and religiously based obligations towards nature. A sample of rock climbers (N=70) in the Adirondacks State Park, New York provided the context in which to understand Environmental Ethics for this study. Particular attention was paid to synthetic versus natural methods of introduction to the sport of rock climbing and different approaches to participation. An exploratory factor analysis of the data allowed for a new configuration of Environmental Ethics to emerge and for distinctions in Ethics across types of climbers to be considered. This ethic gains strength from a form of Environmental pragmatism that seeks to guide actions through a range of ethical theories and commitments. Finally, management implications based on these different configurations of Environmental Ethics and differences in Ethics based on climbing types are explored.

Robin Attfield - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Environmental Ethics: A Very Short Introduction - 7. Environmental Ethics and religion
    Environmental Ethics: A Very Short Introduction, 2018
    Co-Authors: Robin Attfield
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    ‘Environmental Ethics and religion’ focuses on the impact of theistic religions and the related tradition of stewardship on Environmental Ethics. It is widely believed that Western forms of religion have fostered an anthropocentric attitude to nature, and with it a despotic and domineering approach. Lynn White’s (1967) influential attack on Judaeo-Christian attitudes to nature is discussed, which finds in them the roots of our ecological problems, and proceeds to expound and defend the stance of stewardship adopted by Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. The striking contributions of other religions of the world—including Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism—to the care of the environment are also considered.

  • eLS - Environmental Ethics: An Overview
    eLS, 2012
    Co-Authors: Robin Attfield
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    Environmental Ethics is the study of normative issues and principles relating to human interactions with the natural environment. It comprises an increasingly significant field of applied Ethics, crucial for the guidance of individuals, corporations and governments in shaping the principles affecting their lifestyles, their actions and their policies across the entire range of Environmental issues. Debates include theories of normative Ethics and of meta-Ethics, and the adequacy of individualist, holist and ecofeminist stances. It is characteristically concerned with the good of future generations and of nonhuman species as well as that of contemporary human beings. Its scope includes the interpretation and application of the precautionary principle and of policies of sustainable development, grounds and policies for biodiversity preservation, and the nature and basis of obligations to assist adaptation to global warming, and to mitigate the anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions widely recognised to constitute one of its principal sources. Key Concepts: Environmental Ethics is a field of study, adjacent and comparable to business Ethics and bioEthics, and not itself a normative stance. Stances in Environmental Ethics characteristically take into account future generations and nonhuman creatures as well as contemporary human interests. Environmental Ethics as a branch of philosophy arose in the 1970s through the work of Richard Routley, John Passmore, Arne Naess and Holmes Rolston. Far from being unavoidable, anthropocentrism avoidably disregards the intrinsic value of nonhuman flourishing and the prevalence of moral concern for nonhuman suffering. Despite their differences of emphasis, animal Ethics and Environmental Ethics need not conflict, and need to be informed by each other. Environmental ethicists can adhere to a range of meta-ethical stances, but objectivism and cognitivism have clear advantages concerning the status of reasons for action. Ecofeminists such as Val Plumwood and Marti Kheel have well argued against excessive rationalism in Environmental Ethics and for a greater role for the emotions. Rival theories of the causes of ecological problems often undermine each other, but solving these problems may require a restructuring of the global economic system. Policies of sustainable development, as presented in the Brundtland Report of 1987, seek to address these problems through combining development and sustainability. The precautionary principle suggests that a global agreement is urgently needed to mitigate emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane. Keywords: anthropocentrism; biodiversity; climate change mitigation; ecofeminism; Environmental Ethics; future generations; intrinsic value; nonhuman creatures; precautionary principle; sustainable development