Introduction Section 1: The Death of the Cosmos Chapter 1: Native American Metaphysics, Epistemology, and Ethics According to Deloria and Wildcat 1.1 Native American Metaphysics 1.2 Native American Epistemology 1.3 Native American Ethics 1.4 Western Metaphysics and Science 1.5 Western Technology 1.6 Deloria''s Claim for the Superiority of Indigenous Traditions 1.7 Questions for Discussion 1.

8 Further Reading Chapter 2: The Cosmos in Western Thought 2.1 The Metaphysical Structure of the Cosmos 2.2 Ethics and Human Nature in the Timaean Cosmos 2.3 Contemplate the Cosmos 2.4 The Discovery of the Universe and the Death of the Cosmos 2.5 A New Ethics for a New Universe 2.6 Questions for Discussion 2.7 Further Reading Chapter 3: The Death of Nature 3.

1 The World as Organism 3.2 Nature as Female 3.3 Nature as Disorder 3.4 The Mechanical Order 3.5 The Death of Nature 3.6 Progress? 3.7 Questions for Discussion 3.8 Further Reading Chapter 4: Religion and the Environment 4.

1 Science vs. Religion 4.2 The Historical Roots of Our Ecological Crisis 4.3 Implications 4.4 Questions for Discussion 4.5 Further Reading Section 2: Environmental Theories Chapter 5: Deep Ecology 5.1 Against the Dominant Paradigm 5.2 Shallow vs.

Deep Ecology 5.3 Going Deeper, Looking for Alternatives 5.4 Principles of Deep Ecology 5.5 Spirituality 5.6 Deep Ecology and Ecocentrism 5.7 Questions for Discussion 5.8 Further Reading Chapter 6: Ecocentrism and the Wilderness Debate 6.1 Aldo Leopold and the Land Ethic 6.

2 Ecocentrism 6.3 The Wilderness Debate and the Problem of Colonialism 6.4 Assessing Deep Ecology and Ecocentrism 6.5 Questions for Discussion 6.6 Further Reading Chapter 7: Ecofeminism 7.1 Feminisms 7.2 Standpoint Theory 7.3 Ecofeminism: Against Domination, Toward Care 7.

4 Criticisms 7.5 Questions for Discussion 7.6 Further Reading Chapter 8: Bioregionalism 8.1 What Is a Bioregion? 8.2 Dwellers in the Land 8.3 The Politics of Bioregionalism 8.4 Opting Out: Radical Homemaking 8.5 Concerns about Bioregionalism 8.

6 Eating and Living Locally 8.7 Questions for Discussion 8.8 Further Reading Section 3: Environmental Movements Chapter 9: Food Ethics 9.1 Vegetarianism 9.2 The Industrialization of Eating 9.3 Farming and Labor 9.4 CAFOs 9.5 Slow Food 9.

6 Intersectionality and Food 9.7 Questions for Discussion 9.8 Further Reading Chapter 10: Animal Liberation and Mass Extinction 10.1 Animal Liberation 10.2 Animal Liberation vs. Environmental Ethics 10.3 Animal Liberation vs. Animal Rights 10.

4 The Sixth Mass Extinction 10.5 Questions for Discussion 10.6 Further Reading Chapter 11: The Climate Change Movement 11.1 Antecedents to the Environmental Movement 11.2 The Environmental Movement 11.3 Climate Change 11.4 Getting Involved 11.5 Questions for Discussion 11.

6 Further Reading Section 4: Why Are We Not Doing More? Chapter 12: Climate Denial 12.1 The Issues 12.2 Why Support Cigarette Companies and Oppose Environmental Regulations? 12.3 The Methods of Denial 12.4 From Doubt to Outright Lies 12.5 A Note on Arguing about Reality and Facts 12.6 Against Environmentalism 12.7 Questions for Discussion 12.

8 Further Reading Chapter 13: Epistemology of Ignorance and the Environmental Crisis 13.1 Epistemologies of Ignorance 13.2 Terracide without Biophobia 13.3 Questions for Discussion 13.4 Further Reading Chapter 14: Modern Myths: Economism and Progress 14.1 Economism 14.2 The Myth of Progress 14.3 Modern Identity: Freedom, Dignity, and Power 14.

4 Questions for Discussion 14.5 Further Reading Chapter 15: Thoughtlessness and the Environmental Crisis 15.1 Arendt on Thinking and Thoughtlessness 15.2 Eichmann 15.3 Milgram''s Shock Box 15.4 Implications for the Environmental Crisis 15.5 Questions for Discussion 15.6 Further Reading Chapter 16: World Alienation and Amor Mundi 16.

1 World Alienation 16.2 Overcoming World Alienation: Amor Mundi 16.3 Desperate Times 16.4 Questions for Discussion 16.5 Further Reading References Index.