Interdisciplinary Aspects of Environmental Sciences, Nature - General & Miscellaneous, Nature, Philosophy of, Natural Literature & History, Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Applied - Environmental
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Synopsis
Is nature's value only instrumental value for human beings or does nature also have intrinsic value? Can traditional anthropocentrism be defended or must we move to a new, physiocentric moral position? This study develops a critical taxonomy or "map" of thirteen arguments for the conservation of nature. It defends the moral intrinsic value of sentient animals, but not of nonsentient nature. The arguments are phrased in a simple, plastic, and concise language.
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Krebs (philosophy, U. of Frankfurt, Germany) provides a systematic study of whether nature has intrinsic value or is only valuable for human beings, with an emphasis on the practical problem of how we should orient our conduct toward nature. She first develops a critical taxonomy of arguments concerning the value of nature. She discusses seven anthropocentric arguments, a holistic argument, and five physiocentric arguments, concluding that the anthropocentric arguments are good and constitute a strong case for the conservation and cultivation of nature, while the holistic and physiocentric arguments are mostly inadequate. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
May 1, 1999
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter & Co
Pages
162
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9783110158304