Cherished Places and Ecosystem Services
(2013)
Journal Article
James, S. P. (2013). Cherished Places and Ecosystem Services. Ethics, Policy & Environment, 16(3), 264-266. https://doi.org/10.1080/21550085.2013.843370
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Finding - and Failing to Find - Meaning in Nature (2013)
Journal Article
James, S. P. (2013). Finding - and Failing to Find - Meaning in Nature. Environmental Values, 22(5), 609-625. https://doi.org/10.3197/096327113x13745164553833This paper is about how we should evaluate our tendencies to find - or fail to find - different meanings in the natural world. It has three aims: (1) to show that some virtues and vices can be exhibited in our tendencies to find or to overlook the me... Read More about Finding - and Failing to Find - Meaning in Nature.
Buddhism and Environmental Ethics (2013)
Book Chapter
James, S. P. (2013). Buddhism and Environmental Ethics. In S. M. Emmanuel (Ed.), A companion to Buddhist philosophy (601-612). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118324004.ch39
Philistinism and the Preservation of Nature (2013)
Journal Article
James, S. P. (2013). Philistinism and the Preservation of Nature. Philosophy, 88(1), 101-114. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031819112000575It is clear that natural entities can be preserved – they can be preserved because they can be harmed or destroyed, or in various other ways adversely affected. I argue that in light of the rise of scientism and other forms of philistinism, the polit... Read More about Philistinism and the Preservation of Nature.