Essay about Intrinsic Value in the Non-Human Natural World

Intrinsic value is traditionally defined as value that something has in itself and in its own right (Zimmerman, 2014). For such reason, rational moral agents have a moral obligation to preserve the biosphere because animals and plants have an intrinsic value. I understand a counter argument of mine is that plants and animals are used instrumentally by rational moral agents, entirely for pleasure which is unnecessary. Extrinsic value is described as something valuable which can be put to use instrumentally

“'To sustain' is 'to maintain the life of something'” (O'Neill 200). The basic quality of life for all sentient beings should be the foundation of sustainability in regards to the integration of human well-being and nature. Sustaining the basic quality of life for all sentient beings, present and future, will allow for flourishing of multiple dimensions of lives. Understanding the “basic quality of life” is the key to understanding why one should sustain it. Similar to John Rawl's views in A Theory

ethics is the part of environment philosophy which considers extending the traditional boundaries of ethics from only including hum and to non-humans. There are many ethical decisions that human beings make with respect to the environment. Humans are been considered of rational agents because they have clear preference, models uncertainty via expected values, and always to perform the action with the optimal expected outcome of itself. The action of the rational agent performs depends on the

A human induced global ecological crisis is occurring, threatening the stability of this earth and its inhabitants. The best path to address environmental issues both effectively and morally is a dilemma that raises concerns over which political values are needed to stop the deterioration of the natural environment. Climate change; depletion of resources; overpopulation; rising sea levels; pollution; extinction of species is just to mention a few of the damages that are occurring. The variety of

The Value of Nature Humans project the value of nature because humans are the only beings that are able to produce rational thoughts and are therefore, the only beings that value. Since humans are the only beings that value, they are inherently the only things that determine the value of other things. In addition to my main thesis, I will address where the value in nature originates by explaining the disjoint relationship between humans and non-humans. Expanding on my thesis, I will prove the projection

ethics as the discipline in philosophy that studies the moral relationship of human beings to and also the value and moral status of the environment and its non-human contents. This essay will look at environmental ethics as a discipline, its development and challenges, the anthropocentric and non-anthropocentric approaches, the critiques of anthropocentrism, the use of animal rights as an example of the importance of non- anthropocentrism Contemporary environmental ethics only emerged as an academic

Individualism. It basically means that humans are not superior to any living organisms. Humans are a part of nature, so humans should have moral relations and connections with every living organism in the world. Thus, human’s obligations, actions and responsibilities should be often determined with respect to those relations and connections. Moreover, he suggests that every organism has intrinsic value such as unique biological functions or natural goals. To maintain a good natural system, organisms have to contribute

Caroline Cooper Professor M. Sellers PUP4224 February 12, 2016 Environmental Values Today, there are three main ideologies associated with societal views of the environment and how one should effectively approach natural resource conservation. There is anthropocentrism which places human needs and utility as the highest priority and values the environment only to the point at which it is useful to humans. In the words of Aristotle (Politics, Bk. 1, Ch. 8), “nature has made all things specifically

India in his journal, “The value of nature in India (Hindu) traditions. Framarin explains his ideas on how to achieve moksa and what animals have effect on the moksa cycle. He also places other philosophers’ ideas into his journal and thoroughly explains the ideas in detail and how he feels about them. The traditions of Hindusim that are influenced by nature has an effect on everything they believe in. Ahimsa is doing good deeds or non-harm to anything in this world. Through ahimsa Hindu people

Authenticity holds intrinsic value. The process of destroying something to then later recreate it removes its authenticity and in turn, its intrinsic value. In his essay, Faking Nature, Robert Elliot argues that the recreation of natural landscapes after human destruction strips nature of its value. Rather than disrupting and restoring landscapes, Elliot emphasizes the priority should be preserving it. Elliot rejects the argument of the restoration thesis which is the claim that a recreation of