Background
Attfield, Robin was born on December 20, 1941 in St. Albans, County Hertfordshire, England. Son of Harry Thomas Stuart and Winifred (Broomhall) Attfield.
( First published in 1983, The Ethics of Environmental Co...)
First published in 1983, The Ethics of Environmental Concern has become a classic in the relatively new field of environmental ethics. Examining traditional attitudes toward nature, and the degree to which these attitudes enable us to cope with modern ecological problems, Robin Attfield looks particularly at the Judeo-Christian heritage of belief in humankind's dominion, the tradition of stewardship, and the more recent belief in progress to determine the extent to which these attitudes underlie ecological problems and how far they embody resources adequate for combating such problems. He then examines concerns of applied ethics and considers our obligations to future generations, the value of life, and the moral standing and significance of nonhumans. Simultaneously, he offers and defends a theory of moral principles appropriate for dealing with such concerns as pollution, scarce natural resources, population growth, and the conservation and preservation of the environment. The second edition includes a new preface and introduction, as well as a bibliographic essay and an updated list of references incorporating relevant scholarship since the publication of the first edition.
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(Presents and elaborates interrelated solutions to a numbe...)
Presents and elaborates interrelated solutions to a number of problems in moral philosophy, from the location of intrinsic value and the nature of a worthwhile life to the status of moral utterances.
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Attfield, Robin was born on December 20, 1941 in St. Albans, County Hertfordshire, England. Son of Harry Thomas Stuart and Winifred (Broomhall) Attfield.
Master of Arts in Literae Humaniores with honors, Christ Church, Oxford University, 1964. Master of Arts in Theology with honors, Regents Park College, 1966. Postgraduate, University Manchester, 1967.
Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy, University Wales, 1972.
Assistant lecturer University College, Cardiff, Wales, 1968—1971, lecturer, 1971—1977, senior lecturer, 1977—1981, reader, since 1981. Visiting lecturer University Ife, Nigeria, 1972—1973, University Nairobi, Kenya, 1975.
(Presents and elaborates interrelated solutions to a numbe...)
( First published in 1983, The Ethics of Environmental Co...)
Member of Society Applied Philosophy, Mind Association, Cardiff Association University Teachers.
Married Leela Shamime Dutt, August 13, 1966. Children: Josephine Elizabeth, Julian Roy, Katharine Winifred.