What does it mean to speak of a “healthy” environment? How do
analogies and metaphors of health color debate and policy in both the
medical and the environmental arenas?
What are the limits of technology and our obligations to future
generations in the use of scarce resources?
How does the concept of “nature” and the “natural” function in
ethical argument in medicine and the environment? Can nature serve
as an ethical standard or norm today, as it has traditionally in ethics?
How are rights and responsibilities to be balanced in the complex
interaction of economic interests, health needs, and environmental
concerns?