The Virtues of Sustainability
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23536809 |
|---|---|
| Editors | Jason Kawall (0000-0001-7661-4023, Carl Benton Straub '58 Endowed Chair in Culture and the Environment and Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies, Colgate University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Publication date | 2021-04-15 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Virtues of Sustainability (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University PressNew York (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oso/9780190919818.001.0001 |
| OpenAlex | W4245873035 |
| Open Library | OL34689415M |
| ISBN | 9780190919818 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
With a growing recognition of the potentially catastrophic impacts of human actions on current and future generations, people around the world are urgently seeking new, sustainable ways of life for themselves and their communities. What do these calls for a sustainable future mean for our current values and ways of life, and what kind of people will we need to become? Approaches to ethical living that emphasize good character and virtue are recently resurgent, and they are especially well-suited to addressing the challenges we face in pursuing sustainability. From rethinking excessive consumption, to appropriately respecting nature, to being resilient in the face of environmental injustice, our characters will be frequently tested. The virtues of sustainability—character traits enabling us to lead sustainable, flourishing lives—will be critical to our success. This volume, divided into three parts, brings together newly commissioned essays by leading scholars from multiple disciplines—from philosophy and political science, to religious studies and psychology. The essays in the first part focus on key factors and structures that support the cultivation of the virtues of sustainability, while those in the second focus in particular on virtues embraced by various non-Western communities and cultures, and the worldviews that underlie them. Finally, the essays in the third part address further particular virtues of sustainability, including cooperativeness, patience, conscientiousness, and creativity and open-mindedness. Together, these essays provide readers with a rich understanding of the importance and diversity of the virtues of sustainability.
Biology · Business · Engineering ethics · Environmental ethics · Sustainability · Ecology · Engineering · Philosophy · Religion, Ecology, and Ethics · Durabilité de l'environnement · Environmental sciences · Éthique de l'environnement · Moral and ethical aspects
Imagine sustainability
Eco-anxiety
Toward a Joyful Environmental Ethic
Integrating Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge of land into land management through Indigenous-academic partnerships
Refashioning Second-Hand Clothes Consumption Through Pleasure, Pain, Seduction and Conversion
Beyond Novelty and Growth
The intersection of environmental and sustainability education, and character education
Climate hypocrisy and environmental integrity
Ten reasons why colleges and universities should educate character
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |