Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arkansas, 2006. / Adviser: Richard Lee. Includes bibliographical references.

D.Litt. et Phil. / Commenting on a trend by environmental ethicists to appeal to non-Western traditions as sources of alternative perspectives on environmental values and practices, Workineh Kelbessa writes: Despite the fact that advances have been made through recent discourse on the environmental concern of non-Western traditions, most of the related research has centred on Asia, Native American Indians, and Australian Aborigines, with little attention being paid to most of Africa. Those who have studied non-Western religions and philosophies have overlooked the contribution of Africa to environmental ethics. They have either kept quiet or what they said about Africa was rather thin compared to what they said about Native Americans, Asians and Australian Aborigines (Kelbessa, 2005: 19-20). Implicit in this comment are two claims. The first is that Africa has a contribution to make to environmental ethics. The second is that this contribution has not been studied or considered nearly seriously enough. Since it is widely acknowledged that the beliefs and practices of the other indigenous peoples Kelbessa mentions have a meaningful contribution to make to this field, it would be a worthwhile project to investigate what contribution (if any) African thought can make to this field of enquiry. That is what I aim to do in this thesis. J. Baird Callicott epitomises Kelbessa’s claim above and provides a reason for the lack of attention given to African indigenous thought by environmental ethicists. In his comprehensive survey of the ecological ethical traditions of communities across the globe, Earth’s Insights, he claims. Apparently… Africa looms as a big blank spot on the world map of indigenous environmental ethics for a very good reason. African thought orbits, seemingly, around human interests. Hence one might expect to distil from it no more than a weak and indirect environmental ethic, similar to [a] type of ecologically enlightened utilitarianism, focused on long-range human welfare (Callicott, 1994: 158).

Thesis advisor: James T. Bretzke / Thesis advisor: Andrea Vicini / This thesis argues that, in order to address adequately the ecological crisis, humanity needs to change drastically soon from ecologically harmful to ecologically friendly attitudes and practices. In our Christian understanding, this change requires a conversion from ecological vices to ecological virtues. To do so, humanity needs to move away from its overtly anthropocentric concerns to a more genuine respect for creation. Drawing from Church tradition, this thesis establishes that creation has rights, endowed by the Creator, that need to be protected, if ecological integrity is to be preserved. This thesis suggests what these rights should be and the means that would allow their protection. I then argue that, for the necessary changes in human behaviour to take places, ecological conversion needs to begin with individual conversion before social transformation is possible. This thesis, therefore, proposes the ecological virtues needed for individual conversion, and then ecological social action and advocacy. Thus, this thesis charts a course forward from principles, to motivations, and finally, to action. / Thesis (STL) — Boston College, 2017. / Submitted to: Boston College. School of Theology and Ministry. / Discipline: Sacred Theology.

Thesis advisor: Stephen Pope / Agendas in ethics are often set by questions raised in the wider society. The growth and flourishing of environmental ethics is a good example of this phenomenon. In recent decades, the growing concern among scientists, politicians, economists, and the media regarding the future of life on the planet has raised all kinds of questions about the origin of the so-called ecological crisis. Complex analyses and different sets of solutions have followed. Yet the problems seem far from being solved. Ethicists and theologians have joined the conversation and have also proposed interpretations and complex, often contradictory, solutions to the problems raised by this crisis. / Thesis (STL) — Boston College, 2011. / Submitted to: Boston College. School of Theology and Ministry. / Discipline: Sacred Theology.

Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2001. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains vii, 45 p. : ill. (some col.). Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 22-27).

No abstract available. / Thesis (M.A.)-University of Natal, Durban, 2001.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2006. Graduate Programme in Philosophy. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 314-322). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=0&did=1251845491&SrchMode=1&sid=16&Fmt=2&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1195153143&clientId=5220

Thesis (Ph.D.) -- McMaster University, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 265-273). Also available via World Wide Web.

Thesis (Masters of Philosophy)--Washington State University, May 2008. / Includes bibliographical references.