Reply-To: | | [log in to unmask][log in to unmask], 4 Nov 1998 08:09:57 -0700719_iso-8859-1 I thought this article, while poorly written, interesting because it uses the concept of "intrinsic" value as general criticism of all environmental ethics. I'm not sure the author really understands the idea of intrinsic value, but the use of it as a general criticism is interesting.
Steven J. Bissell http://www.du.edu/~sbissell http://www.responsivemanagement.com Our human ecology is that of a rare species of mammal in a social, omnivorous niche. Our demography is one of a slow-breeding, large, intelligent primate. To shatter our population structure, to become abundant in the way of rodents, not only destroys our ecological relations with the rest of [...]36_4Nov199808:09:[log in to unmask] |