Skeptical Environmentalism: The Limits of Philosophy and Science

In Skeptical Environmentalism, Robert Kirkman raises doubts about the
speculative tendencies elaborated in environmental ethics, deep ecology, social
ecology, postmodern ecology, ecofeminism, and environmental pragmatism. Drawing on
skeptical principles introduced by David Hume, Kirkman takes issue with key tenets
of speculative environmentalism, namely that the natural world is fundamentally
relational, that humans have a moral obligation to protect the order of nature, and
that understand...