Introductory Textbooks or Anthologies

also see Monographs, Textbooks, or Anthologies on Specific Themes
last updated September 30, 2013

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Forthcoming

Attfield, Robin. Environmental Ethics: An Overview for the Twenty-First Century. 2nd ed. Cambridge, UK: Polity, 2014.

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Recently Published (2013)

Boylan, Michael (ed.). Environmental Ethics. 2nd ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2013.

Environmental Ethics by Michael BoylanThe second edition combines a theoretical foundation with applications to some of the most pressing environmental problems.  Through a mix of classic and new essays, it discusses applied issues such as pollution, climate change, animal rights, biodiversity, and sustainability. Roughly half of the selections are original essays new to this edition, including a chapter on pollution and climate change and a new section on sustainability



 

Gruen, Lori, Dale Jamieson, and Christopher Schlottmann. Reflecting on Nature: Readings in Environmental Ethics and Philosophy. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2013.

Reflecting on natureThe second edition of Reflecting on Nature is extensively revised and updated, presenting fifty classic and contemporary readings, thirty-three of them new.  It retains the core readings and insights of the first edition while also updating its coverage in light of the many changes that have occurred over the last twenty years in the intellectual climate and in patterns of environmental concern. The selections are topically organized into sections on animals, biodiversity, ethics, images of nature, wilderness, and—new to this edition—aesthetics, climate change, and food.  




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Older Works (2010 – 2012)

  • Armstrong, Adrian. Ethics and Justice for the Environment. Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 2012. ISBN-13: 978-0415509039.
  • Brennan, Andrew, and Y. S. Lo. Understanding Environmental Philosophy. Durham: Acumen Publishing, Ltd., 2010. ISBN-13: 978-1844652013.
  • Curry, Patrick. Ecological Ethics: An Introduction. 2nd ed., fully rev. and expanded. Cambridge, UK: Polity Press, 2011. ISBN-13: 978-0745651262.
  • Des Jardins, Joseph. Environmental Ethics. 5th ed. Boston: Wadsworth, 2012. ISBN-13: 978-1133049975.
  • Donatelli, Piergiorgio. Manuale di etica ambientale. [Handbook of environmental ethics.] Firenze, IT: Le Lettere, 2012.
  • Gudorf, Christine E., and James E. Huchingson. Boundaries: A Casebook in Environmental Ethics. 2nd ed. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2010. ISBN-13: 978-1589016361.
  • Keller, David R. Environmental Ethics: The Big Questions. Chichester, West Sussex, UK: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010. ISBN-13: 978-1405176385.
  • Kernohan, Drew. Environmental Ethics: An Interactive Introduction. Buffalo, NY: Broadview Press, 2012. ISBN-13: 978-1554810413.
  • Minteer, Ben A. Refounding Environmental Ethics: Pragmatism, Principle, and Practice. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2012. ISBN-13: 978-1439900840.
  • Northwest Earth Institute.  Series of course books on environmental topics. NWEI course books can be incorporated into existing curriculum to enable students to uncover core concepts in sustainability and environmental issues.
  • Paslack, Rainer, Kees Vromans, and Gamze Yuecel Isildar (eds.). Environmental Ethics: An Introduction and Learning Guide. Sheffield, UK: Greenleaf, 2012.
  • Pojman, Louis P., and Paul Pojman. Environmental Ethics: Readings in Theory and Application. 6th ed. Boston, Mass: Wadsworth, 2011.
  • Rolston, Holmes III. A New Environmental Ethics: The Next Millennium for Life on Earth. New York: Routledge, 2011. ISBN-13: 978-0415884846.
  • Sarkar, Sahotra. Environmental Philosophy: From Theory to Practice. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. ISBN-13: 978-0470671825.
  • Schmidtz, David, and Elizabeth Willott. Environmental Ethics: What Really Matters, What Really Works. 2nd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012. ISBN-13: 978-0199793518.
  • Traer, Robert. Doing Environmental Ethics. 2nd ed. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2012. ISBN- 13: 978-0813347417.
  • Williston, Byron. Environmental Ethics for Canadians. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011. ISBN-13: 978-0763726874.

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Older Works (2000 – 2009)

  • Armstrong, Adrian C. Here for Our Children’s Children?: Why We Should Care for the Earth. Charlottesville, VA: Imprint Academic, 2009. ISBN-13: 978-1845401696.
  • Armstrong, Susan J., and Richard George Botzler. Environmental Ethics: Divergence and Convergence. 3rd ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2003. ISBN-13: 978-0072838459.
  • Attfield, Robin. Environmental Ethics: An Overview for the Twenty-First Century. Cambridge, UK: Polity Press, 2003. ISBN-13: 978-0745627380.
  • Benson, John. Environmental Ethics: An Introduction with Readings. London: Routledge, 2000. ISBN-13: 978-0415212366.
  • Boylan, Michael. Environmental Ethics (Basic Ethics in Action). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2001. ISBN-13: 978-0137763863.
  • Clowney, David, and Patricia Mosto. Earthcare: An Anthology in Environmental Ethics. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc, 2009. ISBN-13: 978-0742560475.
  • Derr, Patrick George, and Edward M. McNamara. Case Studies in Environmental Ethics. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2003. ISBN-13: 978-0742531376.
  • Jamieson, Dale. Ethics and the Environment: An Introduction. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2008. ISBN-13: 978-0521682848.
  • Kaufman, Frederik A. Foundations of Environmental Philosophy: A Text with Readings. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2003. ISBN-13: 978-0767419802.
  • Light, Andrew, and Holmes Rolston. Environmental Ethics: An Anthology. Malden, MA: Blackwell Pub, 2003. ISBN-13: 978-0631222941.
  • Martin-Schramm, James B., and Robert L. Stivers. Christian Environmental Ethics: A Case Method Approach. Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis Books, 2003. ISBN-13: 978-1570754999.
  • Newton, Lisa H., Catherine K. Dillingham, and Joanne Choly. Watersheds 4: Ten Cases in Environmental Ethics. 4th ed. Australia: Thomson Wadsworth, 2006. ISBN-13: 978-0534521264.
  • O’Neill, John, Alan Holland, and Andrew Light. Environmental Values. London: Routledge, 2008. ISBN-13: 978-0415145091.
  • Pojman, Louis P. Global Environmental Ethics. Mountain View, CA: Mayfield Pub, 2000. ISBN-13: 978-1559349918.
  • Sandler, Ronald L. Character and Environment: A Virtue-Oriented Approach to Environmental Ethics. New York: Columbia University Press, 2007. ISBN-13: 978-0231141079.
  • Shrader-Frechette, K. S. Environmental Justice: Creating Equality, Reclaiming Democracy. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. ISBN-13: 978-0195183573.
  • VanDeVeer, Donald, and Christine Pierce. The Environmental Ethics and Policy Book: Philosophy, Ecology, Economics. 3rd. ed. Belmont, CA: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2003. ISBN-13: 9780534561888.
  • Wenz, Peter S. Environmental Ethics Today. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. ISBN-13: 978-0195133844.
  • Zimmerman, Michael E. Environmental Philosophy: From Animal Rights to Radical Ecology. 4th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2005. ISBN-13: 978-0131126954.

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Older Works (1999 and Earlier)

  • Attfield, Robin. The Ethics of Environmental Concern. 2nd ed. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 1991. ISBN-13: 978-0820313443.
  • Elliot, Robert. Environmental Ethics (Oxford Readings in Philosophy). Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995. ISBN-13: 978-0198751441.
  • Hargrove, Eugene C. Foundations of Environmental Ethics. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1989. ISBN-13: 978-0962680748.
  • Oelschlaeger, Max. Postmodern Environmental Ethics. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1995. ISBN-13: 978-0791425480.
  • Palmer, Clare. Environmental Ethics. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1997.
  • Pierce, Christine, and Donald VanDeVeer. People, Penguins, and Plastic Trees: Basic Issues in Environmental Ethics. Belmont, Calif: Wadsworth Pub. Co, 1995. ISBN-13: 978-0534063122.
  • Rolston, Holmes. Environmental Ethics: Duties to and Values in the Natural World. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1988. ISBN-13: 978-0877226284.
  • Shrader-Frechette, K. S. Environmental Ethics. 2nd. ed. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 1998. ISBN-13: 9780847690893.
  • Weston, Anthony. An Invitation to Environmental Philosophy. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. ISBN-13: 978-0195122046.

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