Environmental philosophy and the public interest: A pragmatic reconciliation

Environmental Values

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-60

  Minteer, Ben A ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental philosophy; John Dewey; Pragmatism; Public interest

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTALISM; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PHILOSOPHY; POLITICAL THEORY;

EID: 14644386901     PISSN: 09632719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3197/0963271053306104     Document Type: Article

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