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John Muir’s Environmental Philosophy

John Muir was a naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist, glaciologist, and a strong preservationist in the United States. Muir believed that nature must be protected from the destructive hands of people. He fought for the preservation of nature, which led to the establishment of the national parks we enjoy today. This is why he […]

Overview of Environmental Ethics Philosophers

While philosophers have focused on the human relationship with nature for nearly all of human history, questions of how humans should treat the environment  were “formalized” by the academic field of environmental ethics. This article will provide an overview of some of the world’s most well-known environmental ethics philosophers. Background information: What Is Environmental Ethics? […]