How do the ways in which we think about and describe nature shape the use and protection of the environment? Do our seemingly well-intentioned efforts in enviro

The contributors to this collection address what is meant by "nature" and in what sense it can be seen as autonomous. They then consider the conflicts that aris

This book develops a unique account of autonomy in which its attribution to agents is dependent in part on their relationships with others and not merely upon t

What rational justification is there for conceiving of all living things as possessing inherent worth? In Respect for Nature, Paul Taylor draws on biology, mora

This important new book develops a new concept of autonomy. The notion of autonomy has emerged as central to contemporary moral and political philosophy, partic