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BL
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663553
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dltt
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Postma, Dirk Willem.
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Why care for nature? : : in search of an ethical framework for environmental responsibility and education /\ by Dirk Willem Postma.
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| Series Statement
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The international library of environmental, agricultural, and food ethics ;; v. 9
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x, 219 pages ;; 25 cm.
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140205002X (alk. paper)
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: 9781402050022 (alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-213) and index
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| Contents
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A brief history of environmental education -- ESD: Research questions and directions -- Because we are citizens -- Future generations as fellow citizens -- Future generations as heirs of our community -- Future generations as imagined strangers -- Education for an open future -- Because we are human -- In defense of an aesthetic account of intrinsic natural value -- On the status of nature and her evaluators -- Towards an ethic of environmental responsibility -- Because we educate citizens caring for nature
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| Abstract
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What inspires us humans to take responsibility for the natural environment? How do we familiarise children with environmental responsibility? This book looks at a comprehensive inquiry into the ethical and politico-philosophical dimensions of environmental education
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Environmental education.
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Environmental ethics.
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Environmental responsibility.
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Ohio Library and Information Network.
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