Content Index

Clare Palmer discusses the concept of the domesticated animal contract.

Gill Aitken discusses conservation in relation to individual worth.

Keekok Lee discusses why posing the question “what is an animal?” is neither irrelevant nor futile.

Clark A. Miller proposes four models of societal processes by which framing occurs, concluding with ideas for further research.

This article argues that in a risky world and a risk-averse society even under the assumptions of weak sustainability the circumstances under which different forms of capital may be substituted are limited.

This paper examines technical, ethical and ecological science perspectives on environmental valuation, and discusses problems in terms of the implications for practical policy-making.

John O’Neill discusses the problems in conservation policy based upon the identification of ecological value with a particular conception of beauty and wilderness.

In his article, Steven Vogel analyzes the role of language in nature discourses.

In five sharply drawn chapters, Flight Maps charts the ways in which Americans have historically made connections—and missed connections—with nature.

Mark A. Michael explains why the failure to insist on the distinction between different kinds of equality has led many to believe that egalitarianism generally has counter-intuitive implications, when in fact only one version of egalitarianism has this problem.