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
Summary
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
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-150) and index
