How can an atheist lead a meaningful life? The answer is to follow modern science, give up thesearch for purpose in life, and start looking for what truly matters. This requires paying attentionto emotional responses, taking the effort to make emotional judgments true, and constructing alife that is truly worthy of respect. A Guide for the Godless offers philosophical advice on this quest.

This anthology, designed for use in undergraduate courses in environmental ethics, includes new and classic readings by leading writers in the field, full-length case studies, and many short discussion cases. Introductions and discussion questions are provided for all the essays, with each chapter introduced by a summary of the issues and appropriate philosophic, historical and scientific background. Exploring ethical theory, environmental ethics, science and the environmental movement, Ea...