The ethics of species : an introduction

The ethics of species : an introduction / Ronald L. Sandler.

"We are causing species to go extinct at extraordinary rates, altering existing species in unprecedented ways and creating entirely new species. More than ever before, we require an ethic of species to guide our interactions with them. In this book, Ronald L. Sandler examines the value of speci...

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Main Author: Sandler, Ronald L. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Series:Cambridge applied ethics.
Subjects:
Environmental ethics.
Bioethics.
Species.
Biodiversity.
Nature > Effect of human beings on > Moral and ethical aspects.
Human-animal relationships > Moral and ethical aspects.
Conservation biology > Moral and ethical aspects.
Mass extinctions > Moral and ethical aspects.
Genetic engineering > Moral and ethical aspects.
Climatic changes > Moral and ethical aspects.
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
Biodiversity
Bioethics
Climatic changes > Moral and ethical aspects
Environmental ethics
Genetic engineering > Moral and ethical aspects
Human-animal relationships > Moral and ethical aspects
Nature > Effect of human beings on > Moral and ethical aspects
Species
Artenschutz
Umweltethik
Ethik
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The value of species
  • The conservation biology dilemma
  • Assisted colonization
  • Shifting goals and changing strategies
  • The (in)significance of species boundaries
  • Homo sapiens in particular
  • Artifactual species
  • Conclusion.

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