An Essay on "The Ethics of Respect for Nature".
Title: An Essay on "The Ethics of Respect for Nature".
Category: /Literature/North American
Details: Words: 811 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
An Essay on "The Ethics of Respect for Nature".
Category: /Literature/North American
Details: Words: 811 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Paul Taylor envisioned the possibility of a life centered system through the workings of two concepts. The first concept being the good, or well-being, of a living thing. This concept entails doing what is necessary for the welfare of nature. It does not necessarily mean that you are doing what makes nature "feel" good but more of that you are doing what is best for it, ensuring it will still be around tomorrow. An example
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would eventually be deprived of a balanced diet and would not be able to fight off disease as effectively. So while nature and the environment may not take our place as the "center" of the universe, it sure is closer than we are. Without nature providing us with what we need, just like it does for every other animal species on this planet, we would just be another number on the long list of extinctions.