The ethics of species : an introduction /
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| Author / Creator: | Sandler, Ronald L. |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012. |
| Description: | xii, 235 p. ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Cambridge applied ethics Cambridge applied ethics. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8949035 |
| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 235 p. ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781107023468 1107023467 9781107658707 1107658705 |
