Introduction: applied ethics and environmental concern -- pt. 1. Traditional positions -- 1. Philosophical attitudes -- 2. Land use attitudes -- pt. 2. The environmental position -- 3. Aesthetic and scientific attitudes -- 4. Wildlife protection attitudes -- pt. 3. Philosophical and ethical implications -- 5. Therapeutic nihilism and environmental management -- 6. An ontological argument for environmental ethics -- Afterword: beyond economics: toward a balanced value system.