Business Ethics and Corporate Governance, Second Edition

ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHY

Environmental philosophy takes a variety of forms and stances, each with some merit, and all adding to our understanding of the relationship between human beings and the environment. A fundamental aspect of environmentalism is that the players who are involved in it are often motivated by different philosophical approaches to the natural world. By gaining an insight into the ideologies underlying the environmental movement, we can understand the arguments and stances of the players involved. Environmental philosophy is also important since it is useful in changing attitudes towards the environment.

John Bellamy Foster in Global Ecology and the Common Good² argues that only a change in common morality will help alter the ...