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A Practical, Ethical Critique of Hydraulic Fracturing and the Shale Gas Extraction Process

Creator:

Bullock, Claude George, III

Abstract:

This thesis analyzes the emerging technology of hydraulic fracturing and shale gas extraction process through a pluralistic philosophical approach. Rather than defending traditional values in nature, such as intrinsic value, I defend a metaphilosophical pragmatism centered on policy implications. I argue that different philosophical positions will, most of the time,...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis