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Selected Works

Zygmunt J.B. Plater

Selected Works

2015

Environmental Law

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Joseph Sax, A Human Kaleidoscope, Zygmunt J.B. Plater Feb 2015

Joseph Sax, A Human Kaleidoscope, Zygmunt J.B. Plater

Zygmunt J.B. Plater

Probably more than any other person most of us will ever have the opportunity of knowing, Joe Sax was kaleidoscopic in the way he projected his mind and lived his life as a scholar, teacher, and citizen seer. Shifting his analytical gaze from challenging context to challenging context, he repeatedly threw rich new patterns of perceptive light, thoughts broad and deep, onto a remarkable range of puzzles. Joe’s ability to think broadly and deeply influenced and reshaped the way that his students, friends, colleagues, and readers understood the intricacies, beauty, and challenges of the world around them. Others in this …


Human-Centered Environmental Values Versus Nature-Centric Environmental Values: Is This The Question?, Zygmunt J.B. Plater Feb 2015

Human-Centered Environmental Values Versus Nature-Centric Environmental Values: Is This The Question?, Zygmunt J.B. Plater

Zygmunt J.B. Plater

The challenging background context for much of the discussion and cogitation in the panels and pages of this conference is the unfortunate fact that environmental protection law in virtually all its manifestations is currently faring rather poorly in the public policy arenas of national government. From the public health hazards of residual substances in consumer goods and human breast milk to the mighty troubles of human-caused climate disruption, many of the most significant structures of societal governance are locked in political and financial dysfunctions and impasses. Given the conference’s goal to “explore more deeply the relationship between environmental protection and …