Buddhist Environmental Ethics

A Contemplative Approach

Colin H. Simonds (ATS Assistant Lecturer, University of Alberta)

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English

State University of New York Press
01 December 2025

Oriental & Indian philosophy; Ethics & moral philosophy; Buddhist life & practice; Tibetan Buddhism; Mind, body, spirit: meditation & visualisation

Series: SUNY series, Perspectives in Contemplative Studies

Brings Tibetan Buddhist philosophy, contemplative practice, and contemporary environmental ethics together to present a novel way of approaching the pressing issues facing our more-than-human world.

In Buddhist Environmental Ethics, Colin H. Simonds presents a compelling case for using a contemplative register to approach some of our most pressing issues surrounding climate change, ecological collapse, and the exploitation of nonhuman animals. Simonds develops an emerging theory of Buddhist ethics—moral phenomenology—by engaging it with the Tibetan framework of view, meditation, action and providing a practical means by which individuals can ethically develop through contemplative practice. He then applies this theory and practical framework to the ethical and material problems facing the more-than-human world to show how a Tibetan Buddhist response to these issues offers a cogent, adaptable way to address environmental problems. In doing so, Buddhist Environmental Ethics forwards the first book-length constructive argument for an eco-Buddhist ethic in over a decade, articulates the first environmental ethic based on Tibetan Buddhist sources, and offers a timely framework for how we can experience the more-than-human world anew through contemplative practice.

By: Colin H. Simonds (ATS Assistant Lecturer University of Alberta)
Imprint: State University of New York Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 490g
ISBN: 9798855804973
Series: SUNY series, Perspectives in Contemplative Studies
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 01 December 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Colin H. Simonds is Assistant Lecturer of Religion at the University of Alberta.

Reviews for Buddhist Environmental Ethics: A Contemplative Approach

""Well-researched and accessibly written, this book applies cutting-edge theory in Buddhist ethics to the crucial issue of the environment. Given the urgency of the climate crisis and the influence of Buddhism globally, its unique effort to describe a praxis or applied theory is highly important and timely. Simonds builds on previous work in Buddhist ethics by incorporating Tibetan Buddhist categories and frameworks to form a promising environmental ethic."" — Barbra Clayton, Mount Allison University