Environmental Ethics in the Midwest: Interdisciplinary Approaches

The Midwest region of the United States is environmentally rich and complex, but it has been underappreciated and underexplored by environmental ethicists. This volume addresses this issue by presenting eight original essays that cover a wide range of topics, including agrarian ethics, Stoicism, the Dakota access pipeline, environmental justice, hog farming, antimicrobial drug resistance, science education standards, climate change education, virtue ethics, ecological restoration, environmental pragmatism, and the Clean Water Act. The authors include philosophers, scholars in environmental sociology, American Indian studies, and environmental studies, and provide a fresh and necessary perspective on the region.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 270 pages
Publication date: 01 December 2022
Publisher: Michigan State University Press

The American Midwest is a captivating region that boasts an incredible environmental richness and complexity. It is home to some of the world's largest freshwater lakes and streams, as well as bustling cities, vast prairies, dense forests, and fertile farmlands. However, the unique environmental opportunities and challenges that this region presents have been largely overlooked and underappreciated by environmental ethicists. The close integration of the natural and built environments in the Midwest fosters a particularly compelling interdisciplinary inquiry.

To address this lack of scholarly attention, this volume aims to showcase how the broad concerns of environmental ethics manifest in this region. Comprising eight original essays, this collection covers a wide range of topics, including agrarian ethics and Stoicism, the Dakota access pipeline and Indigenous women's activism, philosophy of law and species classification, environmental justice and the Flint water crisis, hog farming and antimicrobial drug resistance, science education standards and climate change education, virtue ethics and ecological restoration, environmental pragmatism and the Clean Water Act, and many more. Each accessible and well-written chapter brings a multidisciplinary complexity to bear on this complex region.

The authors of this volume are drawn from various fields, including environmental ethics and other subfields of philosophy, as well as scholars in environmental sociology, American Indian studies, and environmental studies. Their collective expertise and perspectives provide a fresh and necessary lens through which to explore the American Midwest.

In conclusion, the American Midwest is a treasure trove of environmental opportunities and challenges that warrant further exploration and understanding. By bringing together a diverse range of scholars and disciplines, this volume offers a valuable contribution to the field of environmental ethics and provides a much-needed perspective on this complex region.

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781611864427