This book will provide an overview of the main positions in environmental ethics via critical analysis of arguments commonly given in favor of conserving biodiversity. The goal is to provide non-philosophers (including college science students and environmental activists) with an overview of the moves and counter-moves standardly made in defense of the main theories in environmental ethics: holism, biocentric individualism, sentientism, and anthropocentrism.

To retrieve our initial book proposal, click here; to retrieve a rough draft of a chapter (on "The Biodiversity is Required for Ecosystem Function and Stability Defense"), click here. (You will need to email me to get an ID and password to use.)

Keywords: Environmental ethics, ecology, biodiversity

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