Title & Author:

Canadian environmental philosophy / edited by C. Tyler DesRoches, Frank Jankunis, and Byron Williston.

Publication:

Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2019]
©2019

Description:

vi, 337 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The end of mechanism : the machine model of nature, technologies of information, and the ecological turn / Philip Rose -- On the possibility of a planetary entitlement / Allen Habib -- Can autopoiesis ground a response to the selectionist critique of ecocentrism? / Antoine C. Dussault -- Sentience, life, richness / Gregory M. Mikkelson -- Diverse environments, diverse people / Matthew J. Barker -- The environmental philosophy of Grey Owl / Frank Jankunis -- Going outside / Nathan Kowalsky -- Ecological nationalism : Canadian politics in the Anthropocene / Byron Williston -- Virtue in the Anthropocene / Kent A. Peacock -- Wildlife conservation in the Anthropocene : the challenge of hybridization / Jennifer Welchman -- Water rights and moral limits to water markets / C. Tyler DesRoches -- Geofunctions and pluralism in environmental management / Eric Desjardins, Jamie Shaw, Gillian Barker, and Justin Bzovy -- Being objective : how Mr Nowhere threatens the success of co-management / Jennifer Jill Fellows.
Issued also in electronic format.

Summary:

"Canadian Environmental Philosophy is the first collection of essays to take up theoretical and practical issues in environmental philosophy today, from a Canadian perspective. The essays cover various subjects, including ecological nationalism, the legacy of Grey Owl, the meaning of "outside" to Canadians, the paradigm shift from mechanism to ecology in our understanding of nature, the meaning and significance of the Anthropocene, the challenges of biodiversity protection in Canada, the conservation status of crossbred species in the age of climate change, and the moral status of ecosystems. This wide range of topics is as diverse and challenging as the Canadian landscape itself. Given the extent of humanity's current impact on the biosphere--especially evident with anthropogenic climate change and the ongoing mass extinction--it has never been more urgent for us to confront these environmental challenges as Canadian citizens and citizens of the world. Canadian Environmental Philosophy galvanizes this conversation from the perspective of this place."-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9780773556676 (softcover)
0773556672 (softcover)
9780773556669 (hardcover)
0773556664 (hardcover)
(ePDF)
9780773557765

Subject:

Environmental sciences Canada Philosophy.
Environmentalism Canada.
Environmental policy Canada.
Sciences de l'environnement Canada Philosophie.
Environnementalisme Canada.
Environnement Politique gouvernementale Canada.
Environmental policy.
Environmental sciences Philosophy.
Environmentalism.
Umweltethik
Umweltpolitik
Umweltwissenschaften
Canada.
Kanada

Form/genre:

Essay
essays.
Essays.
Essais.

Added entries:

DesRoches, C. Tyler, 1980- editor.
Jankunis, Frank, 1983- editor.
Williston, Byron, 1965- editor.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 305568
Call No.: BIB 251543
Status: Available