Philosophical reflections at the atmosphere started with early philosophers' invocation of a cosmology that combined typical and supernatural phenomena. this present day, the primary philosophical challenge posed through the surroundings comprises now not what it might probably educate us approximately ourselves and our position within the cosmic order yet fairly how we will comprehend its workings with a purpose to make higher judgements approximately our personal behavior concerning it. The ensuing inquiry spans assorted components of latest philosophy, lots of that are represented through the fifteen unique essays during this volume.The individuals first give some thought to conceptual difficulties generated by way of quick advances in biology and ecology, studying such issues as ecological groups, edition, and clinical consensus. The participants then flip to epistemic and axiological concerns, first contemplating philosophical points of environmental choice making after which assessing specific environmental rules (largely in relation to weather change), together with reparations, remediation, and nuclear energy, from a normative perspective.ContributorsKatie McShane, Robert Brandon, Rachel Bryant, Michael Trestman, Brian Steverson, Denis Walsh, Lorraine Code, Jay Odenbaugh, Joseph Cannon, Mariam Thalos, Chrisoula Andreou, Clare Palmer, Ben Hale, Kristin Shrader-Frechette, Andrew Light