Nature as Subject Human Obligation and

Written by one of the instrumental figures in environmental ethics, Nature as Subject traces the development of an ethical policy that is centered not on human beings, but on itself.

Eric Katz is associate professor of philosophy and director of the Science, Technology, and Society Program at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. xv
Notes on the Texts	p. xxix
Utilitarianism and Preservation	p. 3
Is There a Place for Animals in the Moral Consideration of Nature?	p. 13
Organism, Community, and the """"Substitution Problem""""	p. 33
Buffalo-Killing and the Valuation of Species	p. 53
Searching for Intrinsic Value: Pragmatism and Despair in Environmental Ethics	p. 65
Defending the Use of Animals by Business: Animal Liberation and Environmental Ethics	p. 79
The Big Lie: Human Restoration of Nature	p. 93
The Call of the Wild: the Struggle against Domination and the Technological Fix of Nature	p. 109
Artifacts and Functions: a Note on the Value of Nature	p. 121
Imperialism and Environmentalism	p. 133
Moving beyond Anthropocentrism: Environmental Ethics, Development, and the Amazon	p. 149
Biodiversity and Ecological Justice	p. 163
The Death of Nature: First Thoughts on Ecocide and Genocide	p. 179
Nature's Presence: Reflections on Healing and Domination	p. 189
Judaism and the Ecological Crisis	p. 205
The Traditional Ethics of Natural Resources Management	p. 221
Bibliography	p. 239
Index	p. 247
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