Introduction: View on nature and ethics

The term, nature, plays an important role in the understanding of sustainability. The way we perceive nature influences how we treat the different…

Nature and ecophilosophy

At first glance, the word nature may not seem very complicated. Nature; it is the forests, mountains, rivers, animals and plants. However, if you…

Nature – in the service of humans

There are many ways of defining nature, but the view of nature as a resource has gradually become widespread. Here nature is regarded as a supplier…

Environmental ethics

In this section, we introduce some important concepts in environmental ethics. These concepts function as tools for discussing various environmental…