Gary E. Varner presents a carefully argued response to what he characterizes as "two dogmas of environmentalism" - the assumptions that animal rights philosophies and anthropocentric views are each antithetical to sound environmental policy. He defends a "biocentric individualist" stance that gives priority to the lives of animals with conscious desires and to certain human interests and shows that such a view is able to support the goals on the environmentalist agenda.
Reviews
This is a brave and ambitious book. It is densely argued and beautifully written. Varner's attempt to reconcile animal rights and environmentalist agendas is timely and welcome * The Philosophical Review, Vol.109, No.4, 2000 *
useful contribution to the burgeoning, and increasingly respectable, field of environmental ethics. * Alan Carter, Mind Vol.109, No.435 July 2000. *
this is a gritty and challenging text: it marks out a distinctive philosophical position that merits serious attention by environmentalists and animal rights supporters alike. * A Holland, Dept. of Philosophy, Lancaster University. *



Book Information
ISBN 9780195108651
Author Gary E. Varner
Format Hardback
Page Count 166
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 449g
Dimensions(mm) 162mm * 240mm * 17mm