As human-caused environmental degradation shows almost no signs of abating, the question of how to respectfully behave toward nature and non-human beings becomes one of the most important challenges on which our epoch calls on philosophy to do its part. The book explores possible answers to this question from a variety of perspectives within continental philosophy, Buddhist philosophy, and analytic philosophy, in the conviction that we can find the best solutions only by opening ourselves to the insights offered by the diverse traditions of thought humanity has developed throughout history and continues to cultivate, with the aim of successfully navigating this historical turn.

Laura Langone is Marie-Sklodowska-Curie posdoctoral fellow in environmental ethics at the University of Verona.