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A case study in Thomistic environmental ethics : The ecological crisis in the Loess Hills of Iowa

Author
Grant R.L.
Date
2007
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-080440)
Publisher | Place of publication
Edwin Mellen Press | Lewiston, USA
ISBN
9780773454163
Pages
346 p.
Document type
Monography/book
Language
English
Field of application
International
Country/Territory
United States of America
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Ethics and environment
Abstract

TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface i Acknowledgements INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER I: Loess Hills Mixed Grass Prairie 9 Natural History of the Hills 19 Human Impact on the Loess Hills 27 Natural Teleology 30 Making Use of the Loess Hills Resources 32 CHAPTER II: The Evolution of Environmental Ethics 35 Thoreau’s Ambiguous Legacy 35 Muir, Leopold, Carson, White 56 Hans Jonas 68 CHAPTER III: Ecocentrism & Anthropocentrism 81 Philosophical Ecocentrism 82 Deep Ecology 82 Process Philosophy 85 Non-Western approach 89 Holists 90 Greek interpreters 97 Theological Ecocentrism 101 Judeo-Christian Tradition 102 Theological Liberationists 104 Rosemary Radford Reuther & Eco-Feminism 106 Philosophical Anthropocentrism 123 Early Voices 123 Aesthetics 127 Political Theorists 132 Theological Anthropocentrism 135 Protestant Theology 135 Catholic Theology 137 John Paul II & Catholic Magisterium 139 Magisterial Teaching prior to John Paul II 140 John Paul II 143 American Bishops 148 CHAPTER IV: Nature & The Good in Thomas Aquinas 160 Introduction 160 The Bonum Naturalis in the Cosmology 169 The Bonum Naturalis & Connaturalis in the Treatise on the Law 178 The Bonum Naturalis in the Treatise on the Law 185 Natural Law and the Ulpian School 185 Strong Ulpians 186 Weak Ulpians 189 Thomas Aquinas and Natural Law 192 The Bonum Naturalis 197 The Bonum Connaturalis in the Treatise on the Law 199 Natural Law and the Ciceronian School 199 The Bonum Connaturalis in the Virtues 205 Introduction 205 The Passions 209 The Moral Virtues and the Bonum Connaturalis 210 The Bonum Supernaturalis 213 Eudaimonistic Environmental Ethic 217 Three Goods as a critique of Eco- and Anthropocentrism 219 Three Goods as the basis of New Environmental Ethic 225 Jonas and Thomas 230 An Environmentalist’s Use of Thomas’ Terms 236 The Good and Nature 236 Nature as... 237 Teleology 245 CHAPTER V: Rural Ecoregionalism 255 Ecoregionalism 257 How Ought the Natural Resources of the Loess Hills be Used? 261 How Should the Native Prairies of the Loess Hills be Saved? 272 How Might the Humans Express Caritas for the Hills? 277 What Would Loess Hills Eco-regionalism Look Like? 278 Summary 281 CHAPTER VI: Conclusion: Eudaimonistic Ecoregionalism Extended 283 REFERENCES 290 INDEX 311