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Book Review: Patrick Curry. Ecological Ethics: An Introduction. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2005

Book Review: Patrick Curry. Ecological Ethics: An Introduction. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2005 Book Reviews Patrick Curry. Ecological Ethics: An Introduction. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2005. DOI: 10.1177/1086026607309400 Patrick Curry has attempted the uncommon: to produce a book that simulta- neously acts as an undergraduate primer in environmental ethics while also remaining sensitive to the concerns of those who are likely his most enthusiastic disciples. He attempts this feat by revealing his political agenda early on. He explains in his introduction that he does not intend to provide a rigorous analysis of the many views in the environmental corpus but, more stunningly, that he starts “from the belief, or perception, that nature—which certainly includes humanity— is the ultimate source of all value” (p. 2). That’s a bold move, and a move that I’m torn about. Following his lead, I’ll lay my cards on the table in my first para- graph, or at least my second. Although I appreciate his candor, I worry that sticking his neck out as far as he has, as early as he does, on what is arguably the most central question to the entire discipline of environmental ethics, condemns him to failure from the start. Imagine a primer on abortion ethics that proclaimed proudly in its preface that no http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Organization & Environment SAGE

Book Review: Patrick Curry. Ecological Ethics: An Introduction. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2005

Hale, Benjamin
Organization & Environment , Volume 20 (4): 3 – Dec 1, 2007
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Book Reviews Patrick Curry. Ecological Ethics: An Introduction. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2005. DOI: 10.1177/1086026607309400 Patrick Curry has attempted the uncommon: to produce a book that simulta- neously acts as an undergraduate primer in environmental ethics while also remaining sensitive to the concerns of those who are likely his most enthusiastic disciples. He attempts this feat by revealing his political agenda early on. He explains in his introduction that he does not intend to provide a rigorous analysis of the many views in the environmental corpus but, more stunningly, that he starts “from the belief, or perception, that nature—which certainly includes humanity— is the ultimate source of all value” (p. 2). That’s a bold move, and a move that I’m torn about. Following his lead, I’ll lay my cards on the table in my first para- graph, or at least my second. Although I appreciate his candor, I worry that sticking his neck out as far as he has, as early as he does, on what is arguably the most central question to the entire discipline of environmental ethics, condemns him to failure from the start. Imagine a primer on abortion ethics that proclaimed proudly in its preface that no

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