Jay Appleton addresses the apparent difficulty experienced by philosophers in applying the methodology of art criticism to the aesthetics of nature and uses the idea of “narrative” to explore it.
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David Russell narrates the exploration of trees and woods.
Tim Hayward discusses the reason for his claim that anthropocentrism is a misunderstood problem.
Daniel Holbrook discusses two principles often found in environmental ethics—self-realization and environmental preservation—as two logically independent principles.
Wilfred Beckerman and Joanna Pasek discuss criticisms of contingent valuation (CV) and allied techniques for estimating the intensity of peoples’ preferences for the environment, concluding that little progress will be made until both sides in the debate recognise what is valid in their opponents’ arguments.
Onora O’Neill discusses environmental values and anthropocentrism and speciesism, with reference to obligation-based reasoning.
Tom Crowards discusses nonuse values as a potentially very important, but controversial, aspect of the economic valuation of the environment, introducing the concept of Safe Minimum Standards.
Tom O’Riordan discusses valuation as revelation and reconciliation, arguing that a more legitimate participatory form of democracy is required to reveal valuation through consensual negotiation.
Vernon G. Thomas discuss attitudes and issues preventing bans on toxic lead shot and sinkers in North America and Europe, to point out that despite the parallels between these countries’ reforms, there has been little parity between the banning of lead shot and fishing sinkers.
Jonah H. Peretti questions nativist trends in Conservation Biology that have made environmentalists biased against alien species.