Sunday, February 1, 2009

The Urban Blind Spot in Environmental Ethics

The book that Mary posted reminded me of one of my favorite articles of all time "The Urban Blind Spot in Environmental Ethics" by Andrew Light: http://www.lancs.ac.uk/depts/philosophy/awaymave/onlineresources/andrew%20light.pdf

Andrew Light is an environmental ethicist and in this article he argues that urban environments must be considered to the same extent as “natural” environments by the (American) environmental movement. I find this article inspirational for anyone who wishes to establish the foundations for an environmental ethic in the city – I re-read it often.

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