Rolston, Holmes, 1932-, authorCambridge University Press, publisher2007-01-032007-01-032011Rolston, Holmes, III, The Future of Environmental Ethics, O'Hear, Anthony, ed., Philosophy and the Environment, 1-28. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2011.http://hdl.handle.net/10217/70417Lecture delivered at The Royal Institute of Philosophy, Session 2009 2010, Programme of Public Lectures, The Environment, October 16, 2009.Includes bibliographical references (pages 25-28).The environment is on the world agenda, also on the ethical frontier, for the foreseeable future. Environmental ethics is, at times, about saving things past, still present. Environmental ethics is equally about future nature, without analogy in our past. Living at one of the ruptures of history, modern cultures threaten the stability, beauty, and integrity of Earth, and thereby of the cultures superposed on Earth. Environmental ethics must find a satisfactory fit for humans in the larger communities of life on Earth.born digitalchapters (layout features)eng©2011 Cambridge University Press.Copyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.climate changeEarth ethicsbiodiversityrespect for lifeenvironmental ethicsend of naturewildernesswild natureglobal warmingText