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Respect for Nature : A Theory of Environmental Ethics - 25th Anniversary Edition / Paul W. Taylor.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Studies in Moral, Political, and Legal PhilosophyPublisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2011]Copyright date: ©2011Edition: 25th Anniversary edition with a New foreword by Dale JamiesonDescription: 1 online resource (360 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780691150246
  • 9781400838530
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 170
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  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD TO THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ONE. ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS AND HUMAN ETHICS -- TWO. THE ATTITUDE OF RESPECT FOR NATURE -- THREE. THE BIOCENTRIC OUTLOOK ON NATURE -- FOUR. THE ETHICAL SYSTEM -- FIVE. DO ANIMALS AND PLANTS HAVE RIGHTS? -- SIX. COMPETING CLAIMS AND PRIORITY PRINCIPLES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX
Summary: 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.

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD TO THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ONE. ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS AND HUMAN ETHICS -- TWO. THE ATTITUDE OF RESPECT FOR NATURE -- THREE. THE BIOCENTRIC OUTLOOK ON NATURE -- FOUR. THE ETHICAL SYSTEM -- FIVE. DO ANIMALS AND PLANTS HAVE RIGHTS? -- SIX. COMPETING CLAIMS AND PRIORITY PRINCIPLES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX

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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.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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