Celia Deane-Drummond

The Ethics of Nature (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This accessible and timely book uses a Christian perspective to explore ethical debates about nature. * * A detailed exploration of humanity's treatment of the natural world from a Christian perspective. * Covers a range of ethical debates, including current controversies about the environment, animal rights, biotechnology, consciousness, and cloning. * Sets the immediate issues in the context of underlying theological and philosophical assumptions. * Complex scientific issues are explained in clear student-friendly language. * The author develops her own distinctive ethical approach centred on the practice of wisdom. * Discusses key figures in the field, including Peter Singer, Aldo Leopold, Tom Regan, Andrew Linzey, James Lovelock, Anne Primavesi, Rosemary Radford Ruether, and Michael Northcott. * The author has held academic posts in both theology and plant science.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470775240
• Artikelnr.: 38201653

Autorenporträt

Celia E. Deane-Drummond 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 Creation Through Wisdom: Theology and the New Biology (2000), Biology and Theology Today: Exploring the Boundaries (2001), Re-Ordering Nature: Theology, Society and the New Genetics (ed., 2003) and Brave New World: Theology, Ethics and the Human Genome (ed., 2003).