About the book
Why save endangered species without clear aesthetic, economic, or ecosystemic value? This book takes on this challenging question through an account of the intrinsic goods of species. Ian A. Smith argues that a species’ intrinsic value stems from its ability to flourish—its organisms continuing to reproduce successfully and it avoiding extinction—which helps to demonstrate a further claim, that humans ought to preserve species that we have endangered. He shows our need to exercise humility in our relations with endangered species through the preservation of their intrinsic goods, which in turn rectifies our degradation of their importance. Unique in its appeal to virtue ethics and to species concepts, The Intrinsic Value of Endangered Species is an important resource for scholars working in environmental ethics and the philosophy of biology.
Editions of The Intrinsic Value of Endangered Species
- EBook
- ISBN 9781317605966
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- ISBN 9781317605973
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Why save endangered species without clear aesthetic, economic, or ecosystemic value? This book takes on this challenging question through an account of the intrinsic goods of species. Ian A. Smith argues that a species’ intrinsic value stems from its ability to flourish—its organisms continuing to reproduce successfully and it avoiding extinction—which helps to demonstrate a further claim, that humans ought to preserve species that we have endangered. He shows our need to exercise humility in our relations with endangered species through the preservation of their intrinsic goods, which in turn rectifies our degradation of their importance. Unique in its appeal to virtue ethics and to species concepts, The Intrinsic Value of Endangered Species is an important resource for scholars working in environmental ethics and the philosophy of biology.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is The Intrinsic Value of Endangered Species about?
Why save endangered species without clear aesthetic, economic, or ecosystemic value? This book takes on this challenging question through an account of the intrinsic goods of species. Ian A. Smith argues that a species’ intrinsic value stems from its ability to flourish—its organisms continuing to reproduce successfully and it avoiding extinction—which helps to demonstrate a further claim, that humans ought to preserve species that we have endangered. He shows our need to exercise humility in our relations with endangered species through the preservation of their intrinsic goods, which in turn rectifies our degradation of their importance. Unique in its appeal to virtue ethics and to species concepts, The Intrinsic Value of Endangered Species is an important resource for scholars working in environmental ethics and the philosophy of biology.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Intrinsic Value of Endangered Species?
Philosophy and Religion > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics and moral philosophy
Where can I read a sample of The Intrinsic Value of Endangered Species?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781317605966
Is The Intrinsic Value of Endangered Species part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Intrinsic Value of Endangered Species?
Ian A. Smith
Who is the Publisher of the book The Intrinsic Value of Endangered Species?
Taylor and Francis
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Intrinsic Value of Endangered Species is available as ebook(ISBN 9781317605966) and pdf(ISBN 9781317605973)