The Intrinsic Value Of Nature

Author : Leena Vilkka
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789004495104

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The Intrinsic Value of Nature by Leena Vilkka Pdf

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.

Author : Michael J. Zimmerman
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Ethics
ISBN : 9780742512634

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The Nature of Intrinsic Value by Michael J. Zimmerman Pdf

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.

Author : Nicholas Agar
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0231117876

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Life's Intrinsic Value by Nicholas Agar Pdf

Are bacteriophage T4 and the long-nosed elephant fish valuable in their own right? Agar defends an affirmative answer to this question by arguing that anything living is intrinsically valuable. The result is a challenge to prevailing definitions of value and a call for a scientifically-informed appreciation of nature.

Author : Scott A. Davison
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781441162823

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On the Intrinsic Value of Everything by Scott A. Davison Pdf

An innovative and concise exploration of the foundations of ethics.

Author : Nirmalya Narayan Chakraborty
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015076119364

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In Defense of Intrinsic Value of Nature by Nirmalya Narayan Chakraborty Pdf

Author : Jonathan A. Newman,Gary Varner,Stefan Linquist
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-05
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780521768863

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Defending Biodiversity by Jonathan A. Newman,Gary Varner,Stefan Linquist Pdf

This interdisciplinary and accessible book will help environmentalists to make stronger arguments in favor of conserving biodiversity.

Author : Paul W. Taylor
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2011-04-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781400838530

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Respect for Nature by Paul W. Taylor Pdf

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.

Author : Edward L. McCord
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780300176575

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The Value of Species by Edward L. McCord Pdf

Drawing on insights from philosophy, ethics, law and biology, a naturalist and philosopher advocates on behalf of biodiversity, addressing urgent questions about the destruction of species, and provides a new framework for appreciating and defending every form of life.

Author : Toby Svoboda
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317498445

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Duties Regarding Nature by Toby Svoboda Pdf

In this book, Toby Svoboda develops and defends a Kantian environmental virtue ethic, challenging the widely-held view that Kant's moral philosophy has little to offer environmental ethics. On the contrary, Svoboda contends that on Kantian grounds, there is good moral reason to care about non-human organisms in their own right and to value their flourishing independently of human interests, since doing so is constitutive of certain (environmental) virtues. Svoboda argues that Kant’s account of indirect duties regarding nature can ground a compelling environmental ethic: the Kantian duty to develop morally virtuous dispositions strictly proscribes unnecessarily harming organisms, and it also gives us moral reason to act in ways that benefit such organisms. Svoboda’s account engages the recent literature on environmental virtue (including Rosalind Hursthouse, Philip Cafaro, Ronald Sandler, Thomas Hill, and Louke van Wensveen) and provides an original argument for an environmental ethic firmly rooted in Kant’s moral philosophy.

Author : Noah M. Lemos
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1994-09-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780521462075

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Intrinsic Value by Noah M. Lemos Pdf

This book explores the justification of our beliefs about intrinsic value.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Appraisal of archival materials
ISBN : UOM:39015029994343

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Intrinsic Value in Archival Material by Anonim Pdf

Author : Octavio A. Chon Torres,Ted Peters,Joseph Seckbach,Richard Gordon
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119711162

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Astrobiology by Octavio A. Chon Torres,Ted Peters,Joseph Seckbach,Richard Gordon Pdf

ASTROBIOLOGY This unique book advances the frontier discussion of a wide spectrum of astrobiological issues on scientific advances, space ethics, social impact, religious meaning, and public policy formulation. Astrobiology is an exploding discipline in which not only the natural sciences, but also the social sciences and humanities converge. Astrobiology: Science, Ethics, and Public Policy is a multidisciplinary book that presents different perspectives and points of view by its contributing specialists. Epistemological, moral and political issues arising from astrobiology, convey the complexity of challenges posed by the search for life elsewhere in the universe. We ask: if a convoy of colonists from Earth make the trip to Mars, should their genomes be edited to adapt to the Red Planet’s environment? If scientists discover a biosphere with microbial life within our solar system, will it possess intrinsic value or merely utilitarian value? If astronomers discover an intelligent civilization on an exoplanet elsewhere in the Milky Way, what would be humanity’s moral responsibility: to protect Earth from an existential threat? To treat other intelligences with dignity? To exploit through interstellar commerce? To conquer? Audience The book will attract readers from a wide range of interests including astronomers, astrobiologists, chemists, biologists, space engineers, ethicists, theologians and philosophers.

Author : Robert Elliot
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2008-02-21
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134833399

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Faking Nature by Robert Elliot Pdf

Faking Nature explores the arguments surrounding the concept of ecological restoration. This is a crucial process in the modern world and is central to companies' environmental policy; whether areas restored after ecological destruction are less valuable than before the damage took place. Elliot discusses the pros and cons of the argument and examines the role of humans in the natural world. This volume is a timely and provocative analysis of the simultaneous destruction and restoration of the natural world and the ethics related to those processes, in an era of accelerated environmental damage and repair.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Committee on Noneconomic and Economic Value of Biodiversity
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1999-10-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309065818

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Perspectives on Biodiversity by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Committee on Noneconomic and Economic Value of Biodiversity Pdf

Resource-management decisions, especially in the area of protecting and maintaining biodiversity, are usually incremental, limited in time by the ability to forecast conditions and human needs, and the result of tradeoffs between conservation and other management goals. The individual decisions may not have a major effect but can have a cumulative major effect. Perspectives on Biodiversity reviews current understanding of the value of biodiversity and the methods that are useful in assessing that value in particular circumstances. It recommends and details a list of components-including diversity of species, genetic variability within and among species, distribution of species across the ecosystem, the aesthetic satisfaction derived from diversity, and the duty to preserve and protect biodiversity. The book also recommends that more information about the role of biodiversity in sustaining natural resources be gathered and summarized in ways useful to managers. Acknowledging that decisions about biodiversity are necessarily qualitative and change over time because of the nonmarket nature of so many of the values, the committee recommends periodic reviews of management decisions.

Author : Ian A. Smith
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317605973

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The Intrinsic Value of Endangered Species by Ian A. Smith Pdf

Why save endangered species without clear aesthetic, economic, or ecosystemic value? This book takes on this challenging question through an account of the intrinsic goods of species. Ian A. Smith argues that a species’ intrinsic value stems from its ability to flourish—its organisms continuing to reproduce successfully and it avoiding extinction—which helps to demonstrate a further claim, that humans ought to preserve species that we have endangered. He shows our need to exercise humility in our relations with endangered species through the preservation of their intrinsic goods, which in turn rectifies our degradation of their importance. Unique in its appeal to virtue ethics and to species concepts, The Intrinsic Value of Endangered Species is an important resource for scholars working in environmental ethics and the philosophy of biology.