An introduction to ethical theory -- Moral argument and ethical theory -- Influential ethical ideas and theories -- Western religious and cultural perspectives -- The other animals -- Constructing an environmental ethic -- The broader, biotic community -- Deep ecology and social ecology -- Ecofeminism -- Economics, ethics, and ecology -- Letting the market decide -- Cost-benefit analysis -- From the commons to property -- Human population and pressure on "resources" -- Future generations and sustainability questions -- Environmental problems and policies -- Preserving biodiversity -- Food and agriculture -- Wilderness and forests -- Corporate responsibility -- Sliding to global catastrophe -- Varieties of activism -- Learning and research tools.
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