Extending ethical consideration to all componenets of the environment
does not necessarily require automatic and complete altruism. Being
human requires a certain amount of destruction of our environment---just
as being a lion, a tree sloth, or a tarantula does as well.
Recognization that we are destructive does not require that we halt all
destructive instincts. It means we can adjust our destructive nature's
so that we destroy only when we absolutely need to---just as a lion, a
tree sloth, or a tarantula does.
I don't know if this helps you. I just felt like saying it.
Jerusha
On Sat, 21 Nov 1998 14:32:50 EST [log in to unmask] writes:
>I thought the main point of environmental ethics was to extend ethical
>considerations to all components of the environment, not just humans.
>To me
>that would supersede all other considerations but would not detract
>from
>species uniqueness. Help me out here. Suzanne
>
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