What Reviewers Say about Robin’s Books
Applied Ethics: An Introduction
An outstanding book: comprehensive, systematic, and clear, covering enormous territory. It will be highly successful in course, as well as with general readers looking for a guide to applied ethics. Attfield is a true, even awesome contributor to the field.
- Charles Taliaferro | Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, St. Olaf College
This clear, scholarly, and engaging book, by a long-standing and internationally eminent contributor to the subject, is the perfect introduction to applied ethics for students…
- Roger Crisp | Professor of Moral Philosophy, University of Oxford
Environmental Ethics: A Very Short Introduction
Attfield’s book confirms him as one of the most eloquent voices in present-day environmental ethics. It combines philosophical depth with extreme readability and makes a suggestive case for an ethics that pays tribute to the value of non-human nature.
- Dieter Birnbacher | University of Duesseldorf
Attfield can write a very concise introduction to environmental ethics with all the precision already shown in his dozen full-length works.
- Holmes Rolston III | Colorado State University
Environmental Thought
Being himself a leading environmental philosopher, Attfield is particularly qualified for this excellent overview that will prove very useful to the biologist, the philosopher, and the environmental activist who wants to understand where the origins of their ideas lie.
- Vittorio G. Hӧsle | University of Notre Dame
…there is no work on the history of ecological ideas of comparable comprehensiveness, conciseness and readability.
- Dieter Birnbacher | Heinrich Heine University, Dusseldorf
Ethics: An Overview
“An uncommonly clear, fair-minded, and up-to-date survey of this vast and contentious field. Attfield is particularly good about Evolution.”
- Mary Midgley | Author of Beast and Man: The Roots of Human Nature
Interested in Robin’s Books?
Robin’s books on ethics and philosophy are available from your regular academic supplier, and are usually also on Amazon.
His latest book THE ETHICS OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS which you can pre-order from Amazon now has these endorsements on the back:
‘Robin Attfield is one of the best environmental ethicists of our times, andhis new book manages again to bridge the chasm between abstract moralprinciples and concrete political reality.’VITTORIO HÖSLE, University of Notre Dame ‘This wide-ranging book is an intensively researched intervention in ongoingdebates on climate justice. It is an outstanding contribution due to itscomprehensive and biocentric perspective. A must-read for policy makers,scholars and everyone interested in sustaining a life-worthy planet.’LEONIE N. BOSSERT, University of Tübingen ‘A compact, clearly written, extremely well-informed and deeply committedcontribution to debate on this most urgent issue. Attfield’s call for wiser,more responsible stewardship goes along with an exemplary care for facts,figures and detailed reportage. The book should be read by anyone whoshares his passionate concern for the flourishing – even the bare survival– of life on Earth.’CHRISTOPHER NORRIS, University of Cardiff The planet is in crisis. Time is short, but it is still possible to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions before disaster overtakes us all.Renowned philosopher Robin Attfield explains the moral reasons for urgentaction based on current harms and threats to future generations and otherspecies. In compelling, student-friendly prose, he explores the science ofclimate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, reasons for action, climateinjustices, political implications and possible responses. Among other things,he argues that measures to introduce climate justice should be paid forby countries able to pay, and especially big polluters. The recently agreedLoss and Damage Fund can play a central part in climate funding. Relatedmeasures, such as the introduction of ecocide as an international crimealongside war crimes, would also give cause for hope.Passionately argued, The Ethics of the Climate Crisis is crucial reading forour times.