Being Human: Ethics, Environment, and Our Place in the World

Being Human: Ethics, Environment, and Our Place in the World

Being Human examines the complex connections among conceptions of human nature, attitudes toward non-human nature, and ethics. Anna Peterson proposes an "ethical anthropology" that examines how ideas of nature and humanity are bound together in ways that shape the very foundations of cultures. Peterson discusses mainstream Western understandings of what it means to be human, as well as alternatives to these perspectives, and suggests that the construction of a compelling, coherent environmental ethics will revise our ideas not only about nature but also about what it means to be human.

Country	USA
Author	Anna L. Peterson
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	1
EISBN	9780520926059
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	University of California Press
Manufacturer	University of California Press
NumberOfPages	300
PublicationDate	2001-05-26
Publisher	University of California Press
ReleaseDate	2001-05-26
Studio	University of California Press