Concept of Milieu in Environmental Ethics : Individual Responsibility within ...

by Droz, Layna

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Concept of Milieu in Environmental Ethics : Individual Responsibility within an Interconnected World, Hardcover by Droz, Layna, ISBN 036777643X, ISBN-13 9780367776435, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US "The Concept of Milieu in Environmental Ethics discusses how we can come together to address current environmental problems at the planetary level, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, transborder pollution and desertification. Th recognises the embedded individual sociocultural and environmental contexts that impact our everyday choices and asks, in this pluralism of worldviews, how can we build common ground to tackle environmental issues? What is our individual moral responsibility within the larger collaborative challenge? Through philosophical reasoning, this book pragmatically addresses these questions and builds a framework to support sustainable ways of living. At the core of th, it draws on the concept of milieu (fåudo) inspired by the Japanese philosopher, Watsuji Tetsuråo, which captures how we act within and perceive our surroundings as a web of culturally, historically and geographically situated meanings and values. It argues that the milieu connects us as individuals withcommunity, past and future history, and the natural world, providing us with common ground for global environmental ethics. This book will be an engaging and interesting read for scholars, researchers and students in environmental ethics, philosophy and sustainability"--

• ISBN: 9780367776435
• Condition: Fine

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