The Greeks and the Environment

The Greeks and the Environment
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 244
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ISBN-10 : 0847684466
ISBN-13 : 9780847684465
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Book Synopsis The Greeks and the Environment by : Laura Westra

Download or read book The Greeks and the Environment written by Laura Westra and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1997 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental ethicists have frequently criticized ancient Greek philosophy as anti-environmental for a view of philosophy that is counterproductive to environmental ethics and a view of the world that puts nature at the disposal of people. This provocative collection of original essays reexamines the views of nature and ecology found in the thought of Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, and Plotinus. Recognizing that these thinkers were not confronted with the environmental degradation that threatens contemporary philosophers, the contributors to this book find that the Greeks nevertheless provide an excellent foundation for a sound theory of environmentalism.


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