Publisher's Synopsis
New Revised Printing Now Available!Greening Philosophy: A Fresh Introduction to the Field is part of an emergent project in higher education called ""greening the curriculum,"" the goal of which is to incorporate environmental awareness, or ecological literacy, into existing courses without changing the primary objectives of those courses.Greening Philosophy: A Fresh Introduction to the Field introduces the field of philosophy by way of classic and contemporary readings.This reader offers the reader an opportunity to learn philosophy and at the same time to cultivate an environmental consciousness for global citizenship. If students today are going to meet the challenges of the twenty- first century they will need a rich understanding of the knowledge, reality, and ethics behind sustainability as well as the opportunity to debate the merits of becoming a global citizen. Using this textbook for an introductory philosophy course qualifies that course to be counted as ""sustainability-related"" in the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS¬) administered by the Association for the Advancement for Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).This product includes a print textbook and access to the accompanying web component of this program.Click Here to purchase access to the web component ONLY (no textbook).
