Environmental Ethics (Textbook for Environmental Protection Majors in Higher Education Institutions)

Author: Xu Ouyong, Editor-in-Chief
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Publishing Date: 2002-06-01
Features: Environmental ethics is a rapidly developing discipline, and to date, there has been no complete and systematic theory to unify its various fields. This book does not attempt to present a single viewpoint or a coherent thread throughout the entire work. Instead, it focuses on the perspective of teaching methods, aiming to cultivate students' independent thinking skills. The book often presents opposing or ambiguous viewpoints to guide students toward reflection and enable them to draw their own conclusions about how to treat nature, forming their own worldview and values. The book is divided into three parts and fifteen chapters. Part 1: The Background and Emergence of Environmental Ethics; Part 2: The Basic Content of Environmental Ethics (i.e., various doctrines); Part 3: An exploration of various environmental policies using environmental ethics doctrines, linking theory closely with practice. This book serves as a reference for researchers in environmental policy and ethics; it can also be used as a textbook and reference material for students and teachers in universities and colleges, both environmental and non-environmental majors.