The Failure of Traditional Environmental Philosophy

Heath, Joseph

doi:10.1007/s11158-021-09520-5

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“…Nevertheless, many key constructs in conservation science remain either loosely defined or are polysemic with contrasting interpretations that are continuously debated (Callicott et al., 1999; Kopnina et al., 2018). This predicament hampers the setting of priorities and results in poor and often contradictory decision‐making (Heath, 2021).…”

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Naturalness and principle pluralism in conservation

Saltz

Cohen

2023

Conservation Biology

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The concept of naturalness in biodiversity conservation remains polysemic, hampering decision‐making. Although some conservationists claim ecosystem naturalness should be primarily determined by composition (integrity), others argue it should be determined by the extent of freedom from anthropogenic influence (autonomy). Problems arise when deciding how to treat affected ecosystems. Although the integrity school promotes benchmark‐based active restoration, the autonomy school advocates a hands‐off policy, making these 2 approaches contradictory. Moreover, expected global changes have promoted advocacy for ecosystem resilience, further complicating the debate. We argue that autonomy, integrity, and resilience are all morally valid. The conflict between them is contained by recognizing that full naturalness is an unattainable goal; restoration and rewilding processes are not an act of curation, but a contrary‐to‐duty obligation; principle pluralism can accommodate integrity, resilience, and autonomy as pro tanto principles in a case‐specific approach; and naturalness, as an overarching value, gives unity to the plurality of principles.

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Naturalness and principle pluralism in conservation

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Cohen

2023

Conservation Biology

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“…"This is then thought to provide the basis for 'expanding the circle' of moral concern to include elements of nature." 2 The counterargument to human-centred (anthropocentric) thought is proposed by biocentric environmental ethics that extends moral standing to all life forms. 3 However, the standards biocentrists and defenders of animal rights set to incorporate living beings into subjects of moral worth are either vague or exclusive.…”

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The Will to Live and Reverence for Life

Mesfin¹

2022

International Journal of Applied Philosophy

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Biocentrism environmental ethicists and animal rights defenders have been articulating ethical principles to extend moral standing to nonhuman beings. The natural propensities of living beings to pain and pleasure, being a subject of life, and having specific good and interest (as proposed by Singer, Regan, Tayler, and Goodpaster, respectively), have been taken as a reason to determine the moral status of the beings in question. This article makes the case that none of them can offer all-inclusive ideal for biocentrism to embrace all life forms as moral patients since they are either exclusive, hierarchical, or imprecise. To this end, I argue that it is possible to drive a unifying ideal from Schopenhauer’s metaphysics: the will to live. The will to live is a quality that all living beings share, regardless of their abilities and propensities. Both conscious and unconscious beings, sentient and non-sentient creatures, lower animals and plants are the embodiments or physical forms of the ultimate reality that is the will to live. Thus, biocentrism becomes more valid and effective in environmental preservation by incorporating the will to live into its ethical principle.

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Interconnected challenges: an ethical discussion of climate change through the jellyfish metaphor

Ahn,

Juraev

2024

SN Soc Sci

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The Failure of Traditional Environmental Philosophy

Cited by 4 publications

References 30 publications

Naturalness and principle pluralism in conservation

Naturalness and principle pluralism in conservation

The Will to Live and Reverence for Life

Interconnected challenges: an ethical discussion of climate change through the jellyfish metaphor

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