In nature's interests? : interests, animal rights, and environmental ethics

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Label

In nature's interests? : interests, animal rights, and environmental ethics

Title remainder

interests, animal rights, and environmental ethics

Statement of responsibility

Gary E. Varner

Creator

• Varner, Gary E., (Gary Edward), 1957-

Subject

• Environmental ethics
• Environmentalists -- Attitude
• Environmentalists -- Attitudes
• Philosophy of nature
• Animal rights
• Electronic books

Language

eng

Summary

This book offers a powerful response to what Varner calls the "two dogmas of environmental ethics"--the assumptions that animal rights philosophies and anthropocentric views are each antithetical to sound environmental policy. Allowing that every living organism has interests which ought, other things being equal, to be protected, Varner contends that some interests take priority over others. He defends both a sentientist principle giving priority to the lives of organisms with conscious desires and an anthropocentric principle giving priority to certain very inclusive interests which only humans have. He then shows that these principles not only comport with but provide significant support for environmental goals

Member of

• Environmental ethics and science policy

Cataloging source

DLC

Index

index present

LC call number

GE42

LC item number

.V38 1998

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Environmental ethics and science policy series