In Nature's Interests?This work responds to the assumption that animal rights philosophies and anthropocentric views are each antithetical to sound environmental policy. Allowing that all living things have interests which should be protected, the author contends that some interests take priority over others. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 3 |
Localizing Desire | 26 |
Biological Interests | 55 |
FOUR | 77 |
FIVE | 98 |
Two Dogmas of Environmental Ethics | 142 |
Other editions - View all
In Nature's Interests?: Interests, Animal Rights, and Environmental Ethics Gary E. Varner Limited preview - 2002 |
In Nature's Interests?: Interests, Animal Rights, and Environmental Ethics Gary Edward Varner No preview available - 1998 |
Common terms and phrases
Animal Liberation animal rights animal rights activists animal rights views anthropocentric argue argument artifacts ascorbic acid axiologically axiologically anthropocentric behavior biocentric individualism biological functions biological interests biota biotic community birds Bitterman Callicott cardinal utilities carrying capacity cerebral cortex cerebrum chapter conception conclusion conscious conservation deer defend ecosys ecosystems Environmental Ethics environmentalist agenda example Feinberg fish forest formation and testing frontal patients goals ground project harm hedonistic herps holistic human hypothesis formation implies intrinsic value kill kind land ethic least Leopold mammals Maude's mental state theory moral rights moral standing multiple reversal trials nervous system nociceptors noncategorical desires nonhuman animals nonlethal means normal obligatory management species octopi one's organisms Perry Peter Singer philosophical plants predation preference utilitarian prefrontal cortex preservation principle of inclusiveness problem progressive adjustment question Regan Sand County Sand County Almanac satisfied sense Singer subsystems systematic matching therapeutic hunting thing ungulates utilitarian vertebrates wildlife managers