The Ethics of Nature

This accessible and timely book uses a Christian perspective to explore ethical debates about nature. A detailed exploration of humanity’s treatment of the natural world from a Christian perspective. Covers a range of ethical debates, including current controversies about the environment, animal rights, biotechnology, consciousness, and cloning. Sets the immediate issues in the context of underlying theological and philosophical assumptions. Complex scientific issues are explained in clear student-friendly language. The author develops her own distinctive ethical approach centred on the practice of wisdom. Discusses key figures in the field, including Peter Singer, Aldo Leopold, Tom Regan, Andrew Linzey, James Lovelock, Anne Primavesi, Rosemary Radford Ruether, and Michael Northcott. The author has held academic posts in both theology and plant science. Content: Chapter 1 Introduction: The Recovery of Virtue for an Ethics of Nature (pages 1–28): Chapter 2 Environmental Ethics (pages 29–53): Chapter 3 Animal Ethics (pages 54–85): Chapter 4 The Ethics of Biotechnology (pages 86–110): Chapter 5 The Ethics of Cloning (pages 111–135): Chapter 6 Psychology and Moral Agency (pages 136–161): Chapter 7 Ethics and Gaia (pages 162–185): Chapter 8 Feminism and the Ethics of Nature (pages 186–213): Chapter 9 Towards an Ethic of Wisdom (pages 214–236):