Michael P. Nelson
Michael Paul Nelson is an environmental scholar, writer, teacher, speaker, consultant, and Professor of environmental philosophy and ethics at Oregon State University.[1] Nelson is also the philosopher in residence of the Isle Royale Wolf-Moose Project, a senior fellow with the Spring Creek Project for Ideas, Nature, and the Written word, and the co-founder and co-director of the Conservation Ethics Group.[2] From 2012 to 2022 he served as the Lead Principal Investigator for the H.J. Andrews Long-Term Ecological Research Program and held the Ruth H. Spaniol Chair in Renewable Resources at Oregon State .[3]
Early life
Born in Richland Center, WI and raised in Janesville, WI, Nelson earned an M.A. in philosophy at Michigan State University and a Ph.D. in philosophy at Lancaster University in England.[4]
Career
Nelson taught in the philosophy department, and held a joint appointment in the College of Natural Resources, at the
Nelson's work focuses on environmental philosophy and ethics, philosophy of ecology, conservation biology, wildlife ecology and ethics/metaethics, American Indian environmental thought, applied philosophy, and wilderness philosophy.[5] He is the co-founder and co-director of the Conservation Ethics Group, an environmental ethics consultancy group fusing ethics with social and ecological science.[6] He has written articles, co-authored one book, and edited three books on environmental ethics.[7]
Awards and distinctions
Nelson was awarded the University Excellence in Teaching Award from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 2002 and the Teacher/Scholar in Residence Award from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 2001.[8] His book, Moral Ground, won two 2010 ForeWord Reviews book awards - the Gold Medal for Anthology, and the Bronze Medal for Environment. His Conservation Ethics Group won the Phi Kappa Phi award for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Research in 2011.
Selected works
- ISBN 9781595340665
- Nelson, Michael P. and J. Baird Callicott (eds.). The Wilderness Debate Rages On.. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 2008.
- Callicott, J. Baird and Michael P. Nelson. American Indian Environmental Ethics: An Ojibwa Case Study. Prentice-Hall, 2004.
- Callicott, J. Baird and Michael P. Nelson (eds.). The Great New Wilderness Debate University of Georgia Press, 1998.
See also
References
- ^ Oregon State University (2011) 'Nelson, Michael Paul | Forest Ecosystems & Society'. http://fes.forestry.oregonstate.edu/people?path=people/nelson-michael-paul
- ^ Vucetich, J A (2016) 'The People | The Wolves and Moose of Isle Royale'. http://www.isleroyalewolf.org/wolfhome/people.html
- ^ Andrews Experimental Forest LTER (2011) 'Andrews Experimental Forest LTER: Contacts'. http://andrewsforest.oregonstate.edu/contact.cfm
- ^ Nelson, M P (2016) 'Bio & CV'. http://www.michaelpnelson.com/Bio_%26_CV.html
- ^ Michigan State University Philosophy Department accessed July 1, (2011)
- ^ The Conservation Ethics Group (2016)
- ^ Nelson, M P (2016) 'Publications'. http://www.michaelpnelson.com/Publications.html
- ^ Michigan State University Philosophy Department accessed July 1, (2011)