Online Readings for Philosophy
470:
"Environmental Ethics"
Compiled by Dr. Ron Epstein
Philosophy Department
San Francisco State University
Please send all corrections, possible
additions, broken links, and suggestions to Dr Ron Epstein at epstein@sfsu.edu.
CONTENTS:
�Realities
for the 90's�
Annan,
Kofi. "Kofi Annan's Astonishing Facts."
�World
Scientists� Warning to Humanity.�
"Ethical
Worksheet" by Thomas H. Bivins
"Introduction
to Types of Ethical Systems" by Janet Lasley and Ilayna Pickett
Environmental Ethics Information
"A Very Brief History of the Origins of Environmental Ethics for the Novice"Topics
in Applied Environmental Ethics:
Environmental Effects of War
Yahoo
Directory: Environmental Impacts of War
Afghanistan War and Environment
Archive
"Collateral
damage: the health and environmental costs of war on Iraq"
Population:
Environmental Impacts of War and the Military
Environmental Impacts
of War
Environment
and health: 5. Impact of war
The
Environmental Impacts of War
WAR
AND THE ENVIRONMENT: some examples
"War
and the Environment" by Claire Inder
Genetic Engineering and Nanotechnology
Epstein, Ron. �Redesigning the World: Ethical Questions about Genetic Engineering.�
"Do
We Consume Too Much?" by Mark Sagoff
"The
Barefoot Bank With Cheek" by David Bornstein
"Why
KFC is an Ecological Issue" by Vandana Shiva
"Globalization and Poverty" by Vandana Shiva
"A
Buddhist Perspective on Animal Rights" by Ron Epstein
"How
to Win an Argument with a Meat-Eater"
"Mad
over Beef" by Marc Lappé, Ph.D and Britt Bailey
Our
Stolen Future by Theo Colborn (synopsis)
"Generations at Risk"
"Fear
in the Fields: How Hazardous Wastes Become Fertilizer" Pt. One
"Fear
in the Fields: How Hazardous Wastes Become Fertilizer" Pt. Two
"The
Feeding Frenzy of a Morphing `Cell From Hell'"
"Human
Breast Milk is Contaminated"
"The Truth
About Breast Cancer"
"Chemicals
and Male Reproduction"
"Pollution
and the Environment: Some Radically New Ancient Views." by Dr Ron Epstein
"In Harm's Way:
Toxic Threats to Child Development"
Bogo,
Jennifer. �Widespread Chemical Exposure Threatens Our Most Vulnerable Population.�
Greenpeace:
Nuclear Campaign Website
Committee
for Nuclear Responsibility
Ozone Crisis and Global Warming
"Letter
From The End or the World: Ultraviolet Crisis Worsens"
"Arctic
Ozone Hole Appears"
Population and the Environment
"Beyond Malthus: Sixteen Dimension of the Population Problem"
"What Chief Seattle Really Said"
Spirituality and the Environment
Saving
Forests So There Can Be Forest Monks
"The
Inner Ecology: Buddhist Ethics and Practice" by Ron Epstein
"Pollution
and the Environment: Some Radically New Ancient Views" by Ron Epstein
"A
Buddhist Perspective on Animal Rights" by Ron Epstein
"Genetic Engineering:
A Buddhist Assessment" by Ron Epstein
Thich Nhat
Hanh. �Interbeing.��
"Principles
and Poetry, Places and Stories: The Resources of Buddhist Ecology" by Donald
K. Swearer
"An Ethical Approach to
Environmental Protection" by
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
"Buddhism
in the Global Economy" by Helena Norberg-Hodge
"Rethinking
Buddhism and Development: The Emergence of Environmentalist Monks in Thailand"
by Susan M. Darlington
"NONVIOLENT
ECOLOGY: THE POSSIBILITIES OF BUDDHISM" by Leslie E. Sponsel and Poranee
Natadecha-Sponsel
"Water,
Wood, and Wisdom: Ecological Perspectives from the Hindu Traditions" by
Vasudha
Narayanan
"The
Living Cosmos of Jainism: A Traditional Science Grounded in Environmental Ethics"
by Christopher Key Chapple
"Nature
in the Sources of Judaism" by Hava
Tirosh-Samuelson
"Islam
and Ecology: Toward Retrieval and Reconstruction" by S.
Nomanul Haq
"The
Ecological Turn in New Confucian Humanism: Implications for China and the World"
by Tu Weiming
"Envisioning
the Daoist Body in the Economy of Cosmic Power" by James Miller
"Indigenous
Americans: Spirituality and Ecos" by Jack D. Forbes
Walden
by Henry Thoreau
Teaching Children about Environmental Ethics
Contemporary Environmental Heroes