Environmental ethics and ancient philosophy: A complicated affair

Jorge Torres

Environmental Values, 2024, vol. 33, issue 6, 665-683

Abstract: This article provides a comprehensive review of the rather intricate relationship between contemporary environmental ethics, understood as a philosophical branch, and ancient philosophy . While its primary focus is on Western philosophy, it also includes some brief yet crucial considerations about the influence of Eastern traditions of thought on environmental ethics. Aside from the introduction in the first section, the discussion is organised into three main sections. In the Reception: Ancient philosophy in environmental ethics section, I review the initial reception of ancient philosophy in contemporary environmental ethics. Next, in the Reaction: Environmental ethics in ancient philosophy scholarship section, I examine how the scholarship in AP responded to this early reception. I conclude, in the final section, with some constructive suggestions for future research.

Keywords: Contemporary environmental ethics; ancient philosophy; Eastern traditions of thought; Greco-Roman philosophy; virtue ethics; Plato; Aristotle; stoicism. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1177/09632719241247360

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