Berry’s belief that humans have a responsibility to care for God’s creation traces back to the Book of Genesis. So does an opposing argument for environmental exploitation.
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Environmental activism, corruption and technological invasion are all threaded through the story, representing fears about identity, society and the human condition.
Humans are inescapably moral animals. Yet it is rare for most of us to reflect on how well our moral compasses are working.
You can donate to environmental charities and even purchase carbon offsets, but not having an additional child typically has a much greater impact.
Integral ecology, a holistic way of looking at problems the world faces today, is key in the pope’s writings about the environment.
A new work of environmental ethics argues that the constitutive value of natural places can be understood in the language of rights.
The cleared land of Paraguay’s Chaco forest produces everyday products like charcoal and leather that are sold abroad to consumers who may never know the unsavory origins of their purchases.
California’s new plan to fight global climate change is innovative. But it raises tricky ethical questions with no easy answers.
Economic and political assessments of climate change have for years helped justify inaction. Now, young environmentalists worldwide are shifting the debate to focus on values, ethics and justice.
While fashion companies and governments are making commitments to reduce fashion waste, consumers have an opportunity to push them to act more quickly.
Are our brains wired to favour growth over environmentally rational decisions?
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Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Dartmouth College
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Professor of Environmental Studies, Affiliate Faculty in Religious Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Visiting Scholar: School of Architecture and School of Engineering, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Philosophy, Colorado College
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Associate Professor of Law, University of Calgary
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Researcher, Environmental Philosophy, University of Sydney
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Assistant Professor, Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, Colorado State University
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Assistant Professor of Practice, W.A. Franke Honors College / Philosophy Department, University of Arizona
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Adjunct Professor of Society & Environment, University of Technology Sydney
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PhD Candidate, School of English, Dublin City University
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Elizabeth Kahl Figge Chair in Catholic Studies, University of Iowa