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With environmental disasters having become an almost everyday occurrence, it is no surprise that environmental ethics has emerged as a special type of philosophical and religious ethics. The body of literature in this field continues to expand as questions of human responsibilities to and for nature and creatures is hotly debated. In this latest WATSA volume Pamela Smith offers a readable overview of the major voices and the major schools of thought in contemporary environmental ethics.
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Smith offers a useful, brief introduction to environmental philosophy. Through her survey of "the more significant emergent schools of environmental thought," she touches on much of that field's salient theories and controversies. In addition, she includes some theologically oriented responses to environmental problems and to secular environmental philosophy. That addition is significant: because most accounts of the field neglect "ecotheology," and because the Judaeo-Christian tradition has been accused of contributing to environmental destruction, an introduction to religious responses enriches the debate. Moreover, the discussion here is not merely a survey but includes some critical analysis as well; and though some of Smith's arguments and interpretations are disputable, they are valid, pertinent contributions that strengthen the book. Topics include deep ecology, ecofeminism, animal liberation, Leopoldian (ecocentric) ethics, liberation ecotheology, eco-ethics and the world's religions, and eco-ethics and the Catholic magisterium. The citations and bibliography provide good entry into the literature of the topics examined. A good addition to most academic libraries. All levels. W. Ouderkirk SUNY Empire State College