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PHILOSOPHYENVIRONMENTALSTUDIESPHILOSOPHYLOGICUnderstandingEnvironmentalPhilosophyAndrewBrennanandY.S.Lox1cAnexcellentandaccessibleintroductiontothefieldofenvironmentalethicsthatdemonstratesitsimportanceforenvironmentalpolicywrittenbytwoleadingfiguresinthefield.x1dx13EricKatzNewJerseyInstituteofTechnologyLogicandHowItGetsthatWayDaleJacquetteJacquetteoutlinesachallengingandcontroversialpositiononthenatureoflogic.SPECIFICATIONSAcumenPublishingUnderstandingMovementsinModernThoughtSeptember2010978-1-84465-201-327.95ACDN27.95AUSpaper978-1-84465-200-675.00SCDN75.00SUScloth512x812224ppUSCanadaonlySPECIFICATIONSAcumenPublishingJune2010978-1-84465-142-975.00SCDN75.00Scloth618x918288ppUSCanadaonlyEnvironmentalphilosophyisoneoftheexcitingnew3eldsofphilosophytoemergeinthelastfortyyears.UnderstandingEnvironmentalPhilosophypresentsacomprehen-sivecriticalanalysisofcontemporaryphilosophicalapproachestocurrentecologicalconcerns.Keyideasareexplainedplacedintheirbroaderculturalreligioushistoricalpoliticalandphilosophicalcontextandtheirenvironmentalpolicyimplicationsareoutlined.Centralideasandconceptsaboutenvironmentalvalueindividualwellbeingecologicalholismandthemetaphysicsofnaturesetthestageforadiscussionofhowtoestablishmoralrulesandprioritiesandwhetheritispossibletotranscendhuman-centeredviewsoftheworld.Thebookincludesanannotatedguidetofurtherreadingquestionsfordiscussionandrevisionandboxedstudieshighlightingkeyconceptsandtheoreticalmaterial.AclearandaccessibleintroductiontothismostdynamicofsubjectsUnderstandingEnvironmentalPhilosophywillbeinvaluableforawiderangeofreaders.AndrewBrennanisprofessorandchairofphilosophyatLaTrobeUniversityandhaswrittenextensivelyoncomparativephilosophylogicenvironmentalphilosophyandanimalethics.Y.S.LowislecturerinphilosophyatLaTrobeUniversityandhaspublishedonenvironmentalphilosophyandmetaethics.InthischallengingandprovocativeanalysisDaleJacquettearguesthatcontemporaryphilosophylaboursunderanumberofhistoricallyinheriteddelusionsaboutthenatureoflogicandthephilosophicalsigni3canceofcertainformalpropertiesofspeci3ctypesoflogicalconstructions.ExposingsomeofthekeymisconceptionsaboutformalsymboliclogicanditsrelationtothoughtlanguageandtheworldJacquetteanalyzeswell-entrenchedphilosophicaldoctrinesaboutthenatureoflogicincludingsomeofthemostfundamentalbutseldom-questionedaspectsofelementarypropositionalandpredicate-quanti3cationallogic.Hequestionsconventionalwaysofthinkingabouttruthfunctionalitythemetaphysicsofreferenceandpredicationandtheroleofaconceptoftruthinatheoryofmeaningamongothersandreshapesideasabouttraditionallogic.InsodoingJacquetteisabletoofferanewperspectiveonanumberofexistingproblemsinlogicandphilosophyoflogic.DaleJacquetteisSeniorProfessorialChairinTheoreticalPhilosophyattheUniversityofBernSwitzerland.HewaspreviouslyprofessorofphilosophyatPennStateUniversity.HeistheauthororeditorofovertwodozenphilosophybooksincludingThePhilosophyofSchopenhauer2005andOntology2002.