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

Published Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012 ©2012

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Description 1 online resource Series Cambridge applied ethics Cambridge applied ethics. 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 Summary "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 species and the ethical significance of species boundaries and discusses what these mean for species preservation in the light of global climate change, species engineering and human enhancement. He argues that species possess several varieties of value, but they are not sacred. It is sometimes permissible to alter species, let them go extinct (even when we are a cause of the extinction) and invent new ones. Philosophically rigorous, accessible and illustrated with examples drawn from contemporary science, this book will be of interest to students of philosophy, bioethics, environmental ethics and conservation biology"-- Provided by publisher Analysis bioethics ethiek ethics soorten species uitsterven extinction klimaatverandering climatic change genetische modificatie genetic engineering filosofie philosophy natuurbescherming nature conservation Ethics, Bioethics Nature Conservation Ethiek, bio-ethiek Natuurbescherming Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject 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 Form Electronic book ISBN 9781139776752 1139776754 1139782789 9781139782784 9781139151221 1139151223 9781139779791 1139779796 1316089908 9781316089903 1139794140 9781139794145 1107254566 9781107254565 1139778277 9781139778275

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