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Sustainability Ethics and Sustainability Research

  • Adopts a philosophical perspective on sustainability
  • Systematically develops sustainability ethics as a distinct field of applied ethics
  • Suggests a new type of sustainability research that integrates ethical analysis
  • Provides a framework for an inclusive academic approach to sustainability

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Introduction

    • Christian U. Becker
    Pages 1-5
  3. Meta-structures and Sustainability

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 35-35
    2. Meta-structures

      • Christian U. Becker
      Pages 41-59
  4. Toward a New Sustainability Ethics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65
    2. The Structural Dimension of Sustainability Ethics

      • Christian U. Becker
      Pages 83-108
  5. Toward an Encompassing Sustainability Research

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 109-109
    2. The Need for a New Type of Sustainability Research

      • Christian U. Becker
      Pages 111-115
    3. Inter- and Transdisciplinarity

      • Christian U. Becker
      Pages 117-122
    4. Capabilities and Personal Identity of the Researcher

      • Christian U. Becker
      Pages 123-126
    5. The Role of Philosophy for Sustainability Research

      • Christian U. Becker
      Pages 127-131
    6. Conclusion

      • Christian U. Becker
      Pages 133-135

About this book

The book identifies the specific ethical aspects of sustainability and develops ethical tools to analyze them. It also provides a methodological framework to integrate ethical and scientific analyses of sustainability issues, and explores the notion of a new type of self-reflective inter- and transdisciplinary sustainability research. With this, the book aims to strengthen the overall ability of academics to contribute to the analysis and solution of sustainability issues in an inclusive and integrated way.

Authors and Affiliations

  • , Department of Philosophy, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA

    Christian U. Becker

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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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