Fittingness and Environmental Ethics: Philosophical, Theological and Applied Perspectives

This volume explores the concept of "fittingness" as an ethical-aesthetic idea and its significance for environmental ethics. It argues that decisions made by individuals and communities in various domains, such as architecture and table manners, are based on fittingness, which encompasses appropriateness, prudence, temperance, and mutuality. In environmental ethics, fittingness refers to the relationship between conscious embodied persons and their habitats, influencing ethical decisions about human interaction with the non-human environment. The volume suggests that fittingness can help reframe human relationships to the non-human, promoting a way of living that preserves the world's fruitfulness, goodness, beauty, and truth.

Format: Hardback
Length: 220 pages
Publication date: 24 February 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive volume delves into the concept of "fittingness" as an ethical-aesthetic idea, with a specific emphasis on its significance for environmental ethics. It brings together a diverse range of innovative contributions to argue that fittingness is a crucial yet under-explored aspect of human ethical deliberation, encompassing both ethical and aesthetic dimensions. From architecture to table manners, individuals and communities make decisions based on the notion of fittingness, which is also expressed in related terms such as appropriateness, prudence, temperance, and mutuality. In the realm of environmental ethics, fittingness refers to the relationship between conscious embodied persons and their habitats, and it holds relevance in judging how humans shape and interact with the non-human environment. Consequently, it plays a pivotal role in shaping ethical decisions related to the development and use of the environment and non-human creatures. By emphasizing fittingness, this volume offers a valuable opportunity to reimagine human relationships with the non-human world, fostering a way of living that aligns with the preservation of the world's fruitfulness, goodness, beauty, and truth.

This comprehensive volume delves into the concept of "fittingness" as an ethical-aesthetic idea, with a specific emphasis on its significance for environmental ethics. It brings together a diverse range of innovative contributions to argue that fittingness is a crucial yet under-explored aspect of human ethical deliberation, encompassing both ethical and aesthetic dimensions. From architecture to table manners, individuals and communities make decisions based on the notion of fittingness, which is also expressed in related terms such as appropriateness, prudence, temperance, and mutuality. In the realm of environmental ethics, fittingness refers to the relationship between conscious embodied persons and their habitats, and it holds relevance in judging how humans shape and interact with the non-human environment. Consequently, it plays a pivotal role in shaping ethical decisions related to the development and use of the environment and non-human creatures. By emphasizing fittingness, this volume offers a valuable opportunity to reimagine human relationships with the non-human world, fostering a way of living that aligns with the preservation of the world's fruitfulness, goodness, beauty, and truth.

Weight: 590g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032145839