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Renaissance miscellany
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 154 |
Release | : 1500 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : OCLC:63615141 |
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The Nature of Intrinsic Value
Author | : Michael J. Zimmerman |
Publsiher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Ethics |
ISBN | : 9780742512634 |
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At the heart of ethics lies the concept of intrinsic value. It is at work when we assess whether a person is virtuous or vicious, and acts rightly or wrongly. This book investigates the nature of intrinsic value: what sort of thing has it, and how it is measured or quantified.
The Intrinsic Value of Nature
Author | : Leena Vilkka |
Publsiher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 185 |
Release | : 2021-11-15 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9789004495104 |
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What is intrinsic value? What is the origin of value? Are people always superior to nature? This book is a philosophical analysis of the human relationship to the non-human world. It is a pioneering study of the philosophy of nature-conservation in relation to the discussion of intrinsic value. Vilkka develops a naturalistic or naturocentric theory of value that is based on ethical extensionism and pluralism. Vilkka analyzes natural values and environmental attitudes: zoocentrism, biocentrism, and ecocentrism. This book forms a taxonomy for nature having intrinsic value. The theory of intrinsic value is based on naturocentric and naturogenic values. The book questions the thesis of weak anthropocentrism that denies the existence of naturogenic values. In Vilkka's theory, animals and nature are the origin of value. She defends the existence of zoogenic and biogenic values in the non-human world and discusses the possibility of ecogenic value, nature as a whole having value independent of human or animal minds. Vilkka analyzes the goodness and rights of nature, the problem of priorities, and ecological humanism. A naturocentric recommendation is that the well-being of animals and nature should have priority over human values at least in some real decision contexts. Ecological humanism recommends an attitude of respect for people, animals, and nature. The book includes an extensive glossary, index, and bibliography.
Conserving Natural Value
Author | : Holmes Rolston |
Publsiher | : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 023107901X |
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An eloquent introduction to the ethical and philosophical values at stake in biological conservation, this book familiarizes readers with the general issues and possible solutions to the problems societies face in simultaneously conserving nature and promoting culture.
In Defense of Intrinsic Value of Nature
Author | : Nirmalya Narayan Chakraborty |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : UOM:39015076119364 |
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In Defense of the Land Ethic
Author | : J. Baird Callicott |
Publsiher | : SUNY Press |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 1989-02-09 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0887069002 |
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In Defense of the Land Ethic: Essays in Environmental Philosophy brings into a single volume J. Baird Callicotts decade-long effort to articulate, defend, and extend the seminal environmental philosophy of Aldo Leopold. A leading voice in this new field, Callicott sounds the depths of the proverbial iceberg, the tip of which is The Land Ethic. The Land Ethic, Callicott argues, is traceable to the moral psychology of David Hume and Charles Darwins classical account of the origin and evolution of Humes moral sentiments. Leopold adds an ecological vision of organic nature to these foundations. How can an evolutionary and ecological environmental ethic bridge the gap between is and ought? How may wholesspecies, ecosystems, and the biosphere itselfbe the direct objects of moral concern? How may the intrinsic value of nonhuman natural entities and nature as a whole be justified? In addition to confronting and resolving these distinctly philosophical queries, Callicott engages in lively debate with proponents of animal liberation and rightsfinally to achieve an integrated theory of animal welfare and environmental ethics. He critically discusses the land ethic that is alleged to have prevailed among traditional American Indian peoples and points toward a new and equally revolutionary environmental aesthetic.
Defending Biodiversity
Author | : Jonathan A. Newman,Gary Varner,Stefan Linquist |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 457 |
Release | : 2017-10-05 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780521768863 |
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This interdisciplinary and accessible book will help environmentalists to make stronger arguments in favor of conserving biodiversity.
Respect for Nature
Author | : Paul W. Taylor |
Publsiher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 2011-04-11 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9781400838530 |
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What 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. This classic book remains a valuable resource for philosophers, biologists, and environmentalists alike--along with all those who care about the future of life on Earth. A new foreword by Dale Jamieson looks at how the original 1986 edition of Respect for Nature has shaped the study of environmental ethics, and shows why the work remains relevant to debates today.