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Creation, Environment and Ethics
Editor: Rebekah Humphreys and Sophie Vlacos
Date Of Publication: Nov 2010
Isbn13: 978-1-4438-2508-5
Isbn: 1-4438-2508-5
Creation, Environment and Ethics aims to contribute to a critical understanding of ethics, evolution and creation, and to provide a pluralistic response to some of the most pressing issues facing the global environment today. Following the example of Professor Robin Attfield, this volume aims to reflect the diverse responses with which theological, ethical and evolutionary discourses have contributed to the broad scope of environmental philosophy and also to ongoing debates about creation and evolution. Critiques of the work of Attfield are provided by prominent philosophers, and Attfield provides a clear and thorough response to each of these critiques in turn. The broad ranging nature of this book will appeal to environmentalists, ethicists, theologians and students alike. Some of the contributions also offer more pragmatic approaches to environmental issues such as climate change, development and sustainability, which will be of interest to a general as well as to an academic readership.
Rebekah Humphreys worked as a Tutor in Philosophy for a number of years. She completed a Master of Arts degree in Ethics and Social Philosophy at Cardiff University in Wales before completing a PhD in Philosophy, specialising in animal ethics, at the same university. Her research interests include environmental ethics and the ethics of the use of animals in modern-day practices.
Sophie Vlacos recently completed a doctoral dissertation on the hermeneutic philosopher Paul Ricoeur and his relationship to literary theory. Her interests include questions of fictional reference, Modernist poetry, and the natural world.
Price Uk Gbp: 34.99
Price Us Usd: 52.99
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“We rarely have the opportunity and time to engage with the practicalities of music teaching through the lens of evidence-based practice. This book provides us with a wonderful exception that is accessible to beginning and established teachers. It contains a wide range of stimulating and thought-provoking material that draws on real-world experiences and events, which are contextualised, informed and structured by theory. This is a powerful combination that we can visit again and again for insight and inspiration. Congratulations to all involved, particularly the editors for shaping such a valuable contribution!”
—Professor Graham F. Welch, University of London; President, International Society of Music Education
“Navigating music and sound education draws together a range of issues increasingly acknowledged to be at the basis of reflective and effective music learning and teaching: social settings, cultural dimensions, gender, indigeneity, varying cognitive approaches, inter-disciplinary connections, technology, types of learning, and creativity. It opens up areas of pedagogy that go beyond classroom methodology to acknowledge student individuality and encourage music learning and teaching grounded in the reality of students’ musical and social lives. It will be invaluable for those training to become educators and for teachers already in the field.”
—Associate Professor Peter Dunbar-Hall, University of Sydney
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University of Western Ontario
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