Gaia Connections: An Introduction to Ecology, Ecoethics, and Economics

Gaia Connections addresses several arenas of concern as humankind faces an escalating ecological and moral crisis in this new millennium. Beginning with an overview of the history of philosophy and the importance of traditional thinking on modern-day ethical reflection, the book then looks at the development of theories of justice, the problems of equity in global human relations, the inability of existing economic systems to resolve our human and environmental dilemmas, the unnatural connections now obtaining between genuine human need and the technological drift of science, the new genetics and reproductive technologies, and the nature of modern war.Alan S. Miller is the author of 'Gaia Connections: An Introduction to Ecology, Ecoethics, and Economics', published 2003 under ISBN 9780742531420 and ISBN 0742531422.