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1. Environmental Ethics: Volume > 22 > Issue: 4
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2. Environmental Ethics: Volume > 22 > Issue: 4
David W. Kidner Fabricating Nature: A Critique of the Social Construction of Nature
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Models of nature have usually referred to ecological, or more generally, scientific understandings, and have seldom included cultural factors. Recently, however, there has been a trend toward defining nature as a “social construction,” that is, as an artifact of human social and linguistic capability. I argue that constructionism attempts to assimilate nature to an exclusively anthropocentric “reality,” and that it should be seen as expressing long-term industrialist tendencies to separate the “human” and the “natural” realms and to assimilate the latter to the former. Consequently, the constructionist approach, rather than offering us a fertile means of incorporating cultural influences within environmental theorizing, is better viewed as a cognitive counterpart to industrialism’s physical assimilation of the natural world.
3. Environmental Ethics: Volume > 22 > Issue: 4
Simon P. James “Thing-Centered” Holism in Buddhism, Heidegger, and Deep Ecology
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I address the problem of reconciling environmental holism with the intrinsic value of individual beings. Drawing upon Madhyamaka (“middle way”) Buddhism, the later philosophy of Martin Heidegger, and deep ecology, I present a distinctly holistic conception of nature that, nevertheless, retains a commitment to the intrinsic worth of individual beings. I conclude with an examination of the practical implications of this “thing-centered holism” for environmental ethics.
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George S. Levit, Wolfgang E. Krumbein, Reiner Grübel Space and Time in the Works of V. I. Vernadsky
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The main objective of this paper is to introduce the space-time concept of V. I. Vernadsky and to show the importance of this concept for understanding the biosphere theory of Vernadsky. A central issue is the principle of dissymmetry, which was proposed by Louis Pasteur and further developed by Pierre Curie and Vernadsky. The dissymmetry principle, applied both to the spatial and temporal properties of living matter, makes it possible to demonstrate the unified nature of space and time. At the same time, this principle shows the difference between the spatial-temporal properties of living matter and those of the inert environment. Living matter as opposed to the inert environment is an important part of the Weltanschauung of Vernadsky and is connected with all basic statements of his theoretical system
5. Environmental Ethics: Volume > 22 > Issue: 4
David Schmidtz Natural Enemies: An Anatomy of Environmental Conflict
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Sometimes people act contrary to environmentalist values because they reject those values. This is one kind of conflict: conflict in values. There is another kind of conflict in which people act contrary to environmentalist values even though they embrace those values: because they cannot afford to act in accordance with them. Conflict in priorities occurs not because people’s values are in conflict, but rather because people’s immediate needs are in conflict. Conflict in priorities is not only an environmental conflict, but also often an economic conflict—a conflict rooted in differing economic circumstance. Such a conflict cannot be resolved as an environmental conflict unless it is also resolved as an economic one.
6. Environmental Ethics: Volume > 22 > Issue: 4
Bill McCormick The Island of Dr. Haraway
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Donna Haraway’s cyberfeminism has shown considerable appeal on an interdisciplinary level. Her basic premise is that by the end of the twentieth century the boundary between humans and machines has become increasingly porous, and, whether we acknowledge it or not, we are already cyborgs. She also posits this cyborg identity as an acceptable emblem for progressive politics. I disagree, and cite such writers as Susan Bordo, Sharona Ben-Tov, and Jhan Hochman to highlight some of the weaknesses of her position. I argue that we have had repeated warnings about implications of yoking the human to the machine, and that Haraway’s “promising monsters” are anything but promising.
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Thomas Heyd Sacred Ecology: Traditional Knowledge and Resource Management
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Alan F. Zundel Who Owns America?: Social Conflict over Property Rights
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David Rothenberg The Ecological Indian: Myth and History
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George W. Matthews The Struggle for Nature: A Critique of Radical Ecology
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Avner de-Shalit Fairness and Futurity: Essays on Environmental Sustainability and Social Justice
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Melissa Clarke The Good-Natured Feminist: Ecofeminism and the Quest for Democracy
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13. Environmental Ethics: Volume > 22 > Issue: 4
Peter S. Wenz Peacemaking in Practice: A Response to Jim Sterba
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