Respect for Nature: A Theory of Environmental Ethics - 25th Anniversary EditionWhat rational justification is there for conceiving of all living things as possessing inherent worth? In Respect for Nature, Paul Taylor draws on biology, moral philosophy, and environmental science to defend a biocentric environmental ethic in which all life has value. Without making claims for the moral rights of plants and animals, he offers a reasoned alternative to the prevailing anthropocentric view--that the natural environment and its wildlife are valued only as objects for human use or enjoyment. Respect for Nature provides both a full account of the biological conditions for life--human or otherwise--and a comprehensive view of the complex relationship between human beings and the whole of nature. |
Contents
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TWO THE ATTITUDE OF RESPECT FOR NATURE | 59 |
THREE THE BIOCENTRIC OUTLOOK ON NATURE | 99 |
FOUR THE ETHICAL SYSTEM | 169 |
FIVE DO ANIMALS AND PLANTS HAVE RIGHTS? | 219 |
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Respect for Nature: A Theory of Environmental Ethics: A Theory of ... Paul W. Taylor No preview available - 2011 |