Mercy as an environmental virtue

Environmental Values

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 265-283

  Ferkany, Matt ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compassion; Environmental justice; Forgiveness; Nonanthropocentrism; Retribution

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE;

EID: 84857684086     PISSN: 09632719     EISSN: 17527015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3197/096327111x12997574391841     Document Type: Article

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