Climate Change Ethics and the Non-Human World - 9780367406103

Taylor & Francis

Climate Change Ethics and the Non-Human WorldAuthor(s): Brian G. Henning, Zack Walsh\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367406103, 978-0367406103\nSynopsis\nThis book examines from different perspectives the moral significance of non-human members of the biotic community and their omission from climate ethics literature. \n\nThe complexity of life in an age of rapid climate change demands the development of moral frameworks that recognize and respect the dignity and agency of both human and non-human organisms. Despite decades of careful work in non-anthropocentric approaches to environmental ethics, recent anthologies on climate ethics have largely omitted non-anthropocentric approaches. This multidisciplinary volume of international scholars tackles this lacuna by presenting novel work on non-anthropocentric approaches to climate ethics. Written in an accessible style, the text incorporates sentiocentric, biocent.