Ben Minteer

BOOKS (published)

• The Heart of the Wild. Essays on Nature, Conservation, and the Human Future. Co-edited with Jonathan B. Losos. Princeton University Press, 2024.
• A Wilder Kingdom: Rethinking Nature in Zoos, Wildlife Parks, and Beyond. Co-edited with Harry W. Greene. Columbia University Press, 2023.
• Wild Visions: Wilderness as Image and Idea. Co-authored with Mark Klett and Stephen J. Pyne. Yale University Press, 2022.
• Studies in Outdoor Recreation: Search and Research for Satisfaction (4th ed.). Co-authored with Robert E. Manning (lead) and 14 others. Oregon State University Press, 2022.
• The Fall of the Wild: Extinction, De-Extinction, and the Ethics of Conservation. Columbia University Press, 2018.
• The Ark and Beyond: The Evolution of Zoo and Aquarium Conservation. Co-edited with Jane Maienschein and James P. Collins. University of Chicago Press, 2018. *Selected as a Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2018.
• A Sustainable Philosophy: The Work of Bryan Norton. Co-edited with Sahotra Sarkar. Springer, 2018.
• After Preservation: Saving American Nature in the Age of Humans. Co-edited with Stephen J. Pyne. University of Chicago Press, 2015.
• Refounding Environmental Ethics: Pragmatism, Principle, and Practice. Temple University Press, 2012.
• Nature in Common? Environmental Ethics and the Contested Foundations of Environmental Policy. Editor. Temple University Press, 2009.
• The Landscape of Reform: Civic Pragmatism and Environmental Thought in America. MIT Press, 2006.
• Reconstructing Conservation: Finding Common Ground. Co-edited with Robert E. Manning. Island Press, 2003.
• Democracy and the Claims of Nature: Critical Perspectives for a New Century. Co-edited with Bob Pepperman Taylor. Rowman & Littlefield, 2002.

BOOK (in progress)

• The Wild Bunch: Ansel Adams, David Brower, Wallace Stegner, Nancy Newhall, Edward Abbey, and the FIght for a Wilder American West (Yale University Press, under contract).

EDITED JOURNALS/SERIES

• Minteer, Ben A., ed. 2012. “Environmental Ethics.” Article series for The Nature Knowledge Education Project (Nature Publications). Accessible at: http://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/environmental-ethics-96467512.
• Minteer, Ben A. and Thad Miller, eds. 2011. “The New Conservation Debate: Beyond Parks vs. People.” Special issue of Biological Conservation 144.
• Bird, Stephanie J., Minteer, Ben A., and James P. Collins, eds. 2008. “Ecological Ethics.”  Special issue of Science and Engineering Ethics 14.

SELECTED ARTICLES, BOOK CHAPTERS, AND ESSAYS (SINCE 2013)

• Minteer, Ben A. 2024. “Picturing the Wild.” In The Heart of the Wild: Essays on Nature, Conservation, and Our Ecological Future, eds. Ben A. Minteer and Jonathan B. Losos (Princeton University Press).
• Minteer, Ben A. and Jonathan B. Losos. 2024. “Wild Hearts and Minds.” In The Heart of the Wild: Essays on Nature, Conservation, and Our Ecological Future, eds. Ben A. Minteer and Jonathan B. Losos (Princeton University Press).
• Minteer, Ben A. and Harry W. Greene. 2023. “Zoos and the Wild: A Reconsideration.” In A Wilder Kingdom: Rethinking the Wild in Zoos, Wildlife Parks, and Beyond, eds. Ben A. Minteer and Harry W. Greene (New York: Columbia University Press).
• Schnebly, Risa A. and Ben A. Minteer. 2023. “Should We Bring Back the Dodo? De-extinction is a Feel-Good story, But These High-Tech Replacements Aren’t Really ‘Resurrecting’ Species.” The Conversation (3/1/23). https://theconversation.com/should-we-bring-back-the-dodo-de-extinction-is-a-feel-good-story-but-these-high-tech-replacements-arent-really-resurrecting-species-199586.
• Minteer, Ben A., James P. Collins, and Aireona Raschke. 2022. “Zoos and Conservation.” In Routledge Companion to Environmental Ethics, eds. Benjamin Hale and Andrew Light (Routledge).
• Wu, Tong, Charles Perrings, Chenwei Shang, James P. Collins, Peter Daszak, Ann Kinzig, and Ben A. Minteer. 2020 “Protection of Wetlands as a Strategy for Reducing the Spread of Avian Influenza from Migratory Waterfowl.” Ambio 49: 939-949.
• Minteer, Ben A. and Christopher Rojas. 2018. “The Transformative Ark.”  In A Sustainable Philosophy: The Work of Bryan Norton, eds. Sahotra Sarkar and Ben A. Minteer (Springer).
• Minteer, Ben A., Jane Maienschein, and James P. Collins. 2018. “Zoo and Aquarium Conservation: Past, Present, Future.” In The Ark and Beyond: The Evolution of Zoo and Aquarium Conservation, eds. Ben A. Minteer, Jane Maienschein, and James P. Collins (University of Chicago Press).
• Minteer, Ben A. 2018. “The Parallax Zoo.” In The Ark and Beyond: The Evolution of Zoo and Aquarium Conservation, eds. Ben A. Minteer, Jane Maienschein, and James P. Collins (University of Chicago Press).
• Minteer, Ben A. 2018. “Environmental Ethics.” Routledge Companion to Environmental Studies, eds. Noel Castree, Mike Hulme and James Proctor (NY: Routledge).
• Minteer, Ben A. 2017. “Environmental Ethics, Sustainability Science, and the Recovery of Pragmatism.” In The Oxford Handbook of Environmental Ethics, eds. Stephen M. Gardiner and Allen Thompson (Oxford University Press).
• Minteer, Ben A. 2017. “What Would Leopold Do? Considering Assisted Colonization as a Conservation Strategy.” For Routledge Handbook for the Philosophy of Biodiversity, eds. Justin Garson, Anya Plutynski, and Sahotra Sarkar (Routledge).
• Minteer, Ben A. and Robert E. Manning. 2016. “Wilderness Preserves.” In A Thinking Person’s Guide to the National Parks, eds. Robert E. Manning, David Harmon, Nora Mitchell, and Rolf Diamant (George Braziller, Inc.): 105-115.
• Minteer, Ben A. 2016. “The Real Zootopia.” Slate (3/3/16). http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2016/03/the_real_zootopia_in_denmark_has_experts_divided_on_the_state_of_the_zoo.html
• Minteer, Ben A. 2015. “Why Edward Abbey Still Matters.”  Earth Island Journal (5/15/15). http://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/elist/eListRead/why_edward_abbey_still_matters/
• Minteer, Ben A. and Stephen J. Pyne. 2015. “What Does it Mean to Preserve Nature in the Age of Humans?” The Conversation (5/1/15). https://theconversation.com/what-does-it-mean-to-preserve-nature-in-the-age-of-humans-39987
• Minteer, Ben A.  2015. “Abbey’s Secret.” In Abbey in America: A Philosopher’s Legacy in a New Century, ed. John A. Murray (University of New Mexico Press): 57-64.
• Minteer, Ben A. 2015. “When Extinction is a Virtue.” In After Preservation: Saving American Nature in the Age of Humans, eds. Ben A. Minteer and Stephen J. Pyne (University of Chicago Press): 96-104.
• Minteer, Ben and Steve Pyne. 2015. “Writing on Stone, Writing in the Wind.” In After Preservation: Saving American Nature in the Age of Humans, eds. Ben A. Minteer and Stephen J. Pyne (University of Chicago Press): 1-8.
• Minteer, Ben A. 2015. “The Perils of De-Extinction.” Minding Nature 8 (1): 11-17. https://humansandnature.org/the-perils-of-de-extinction/
• Minteer, Ben A. 2014. “Extinct Species Should Stay Extinct.” Slate (December 1). https://slate.com/technology/2014/12/de-extinction-ethics-why-extinct-species-shouldnt-be-brought-back.html
• Minteer, Ben A. 2014. “Can Zoos Save the World?” The Conversation  (10/30/15). https://theconversation.com/can-zoos-save-the-world-32356
• Minteer, Ben A. 2014. “The Fall of the Wild? Not Really.” Slate (July 21). https://slate.com/technology/2014/07/wilderness-act-turns-50-is-it-still-useful.html
• Minteer, Ben A. 2014. “A Kerfuffle Over Species Collection.” Slate (June 16). https://slate.com/technology/2014/06/scientists-who-discover-or-rediscover-species-should-sometimes-leave-specimens-where-they-find-them.html
• Minteer, Ben A. 2014. “Is it Right to Reverse Extinction?” Nature 509: 261.
• Minteer, Ben A., James P. Collins, Karen E. Love, and Robert Puschendorf.  2014. “Avoiding (Re)Extinction” Science 344: 260-261.
• Winston, Johnny, Ben A. Minteer, and James P. Collins. 2014.“Old Wine, New Bottles? Using History to Inform the Assisted Colonization Debate.” Oryx 48: 186-194.
• Minteer, Ben A. and James P. Collins. 2013 “Ecosystems Unbound: Ethical Questions for an Interventionist Ecology.”  In Ronald Sandler, ed., Ethics and Emerging Technologies (Palgrave-Macmillan), pp. 456-470.
• Minteer, Ben A. and James P. Collins. 2013. “Ecological Ethics in Captivity: Balancing Values and Responsibilities in Zoo and Aquarium Research Under Rapid Global Change.”  ILAR Journal 54: 41-51.
• Minteer, Ben A. 2013. “Conservation, Animal Rights, and Human Welfare: A Pragmatic View of the ‘Bushmeat Crisis’.” In Marc Bekoff, ed., Ignoring Nature No More: The Case for Compassionate Conservation (Chicago: University of Chicago Press), pp. 77-93.
• Minteer, Ben A. and Leah R. Gerber. 2013. “Buying Whales to Save Them.” Issues in Science and Technology 29: 58-68.
• Minteer, Ben A. and Stephen J. Pyne. 2013. “Restoring the Narrative of American Environmentalism.” Restoration Ecology 21: 6-11.