{"product_id":"the-ethics-of-nature-isbn-9780631229384","title":"The Ethics of Nature","description":"This accessible and timely book uses a Christian perspective to explore ethical debates about nature. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA detailed exploration of humanity’s treatment of the natural world from a Christian perspective.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers a range of ethical debates, including current controversies about the environment, animal rights, biotechnology, consciousness, and cloning.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSets the immediate issues in the context of underlying theological and philosophical assumptions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComplex scientific issues are explained in clear student-friendly language.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe author develops her own distinctive ethical approach centred on the practice of wisdom.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses key figures in the field, including Peter Singer, Aldo Leopold, Tom Regan, Andrew Linzey, James Lovelock, Anne Primavesi, Rosemary Radford Ruether, and Michael Northcott.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe author has held academic posts in both theology and plant science.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Preface. \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction. The Recovery of Virtue for an Ethics of Nature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Environmental Ethics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Animal Rights.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Ethics of Biotechnology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. The Ethics of Cloning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Psychology and Moral Agency.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Ethics and Gaia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Feminism and the Ethics of Nature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Towards an Ethic of Wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelect Bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e  \"Celia Deane-Drummond, ... has a growing reputation in the field, which will be considerably enhanced by this clearly written, accessible and well documented, if demanding, text-book.... It has a clear and sustained argument, and extensive bibliographical notes and references; and it offers the chance to journey with one of the leaders in the field as she engages with important controversies concerning the environment.\" \u003ci\u003eDr David Atkinson, Bishope of Thetford, Church Times, April 2004\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The massive range of research and scholarship ... that Deane-Drummond's tome represents is breathtaking. I stongly recommend her text to any scholar or researcher genuinely serious about the subject matter.....\" \u003ci\u003eEcotheology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eCelia E. Deane-Drummond\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Theology and Biological Sciences at University College Chester and Director of the Centre for Religion and the Biosciences. Her recent publications include \u003ci\u003eCreation Through Wisdom: Theology and the New Biology\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), \u003ci\u003eBiology and Theology Today: Exploring the Boundaries\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), \u003ci\u003eRe-Ordering Nature: Theology, Society and the New Genetics\u003c\/i\u003e (ed., 2003) and \u003ci\u003eBrave New World: Theology, Ethics and the Human Genome \u003c\/i\u003e(ed., 2003).  \u003ci\u003eThe Ethics of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e explores humanity’s treatment of the natural world from a Christian perspective. The book presents a range of ethical debates arising from our relationship with nature, including current controversies about the environment, animal rights, biotechnology, consciousness, and cloning. It sets the immediate issues in the context of underlying theological and philosophical assumptions, and draws out broader concerns for social justice. Complex scientific issues are explained in clear and intelligible language. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThroughout the book, the author draws on primary sources from Thomas Aquinas, and develops her own distinctive ethical approach. This demonstrates that a virtue ethic centred on wisdom provides the most appropriate way to approach the ethics of nature. She has held academic posts in both plant science and theology, giving her an ideal vantage point from which to write.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990222356709,"sku":"NP9780631229384","price":53.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631229384.jpg?v=1761786966","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-ethics-of-nature-isbn-9780631229384","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}