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

Author: Gary E Varner
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.
Series: Environmental ethics and science policy.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"This book is a carefully argued response to what author Gary Varner characterizes as "two dogmas of environmentalism": the assumptions that animal rights philosophies and anthropocentric views are each antithetical to sound environmental policy. He argues that every living organism has interests which ought, other things being equal, to be protected, but that some interests take priority over others. Varner surveys  Read more...
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Gary E Varner
ISBN: 0195108655 9780195108651
OCLC Number: 37293344
Description: viii, 154 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Introduction : Interests, holism, and environmental ethics --
A critique of environmental holism --
Localizing desire --
Biological interests : Questioning the mental state theory of welfare --
The principles of inclusiveness : Establishing priorities among interests --
Can animal rights activists be environmentalists? --
Justifying the environmentalist agenda --
Conclusion : Two dogmas of environmental ethics.
Series Title: Environmental ethics and science policy.
Responsibility: Gary E. Varner.
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"This book is a carefully argued response to what author Gary Varner characterizes as "two dogmas of environmentalism": the assumptions that animal rights philosophies and anthropocentric views are each antithetical to sound environmental policy. He argues that every living organism has interests which ought, other things being equal, to be protected, but that some interests take priority over others. Varner surveys problems facing attempts to develop a holistic environmental ethic, provides a careful analysis of the notion of desire and its scope in the animal kingdom, and improves upon available arguments for the claim that nonconscious organisms possess morally significant interests."--BOOK JACKET.

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