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100 1 $aGorke, Martin,$d1958-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n00001795
240 10 $aArtensterben.$lEnglish$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2003004457
245 14 $aThe death of our planet's species :$ba challenge to ecology and ethics /$cMartin Gorke ; translated from German by Patricia Nevers.
260 $aWashington :$bIsland Press,$c[2003], ©2003.
300 $axvi, 407 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 358-393) and index.
505 00 $g1.$tIntroduction: The Basic Problem and Possible Solutions -- $gA.$tHopes for an "Ecological Solution" -- $g2.$tTechnical Optimism -- $g3.$tSupposed and Temporary Limits -- $g4.$tFundamental Limits of Ecology -- $g5.$tLimits Set by Epistemology and Theory of Science -- $g6.$tAlternative Science? -- $g7.$tScience and Worldviews -- $g8.$tThe Naturalistic Fallacy -- $g9.$tConsequences of Naturalism -- $g10.$tWhat Do we Mean by 'Ecological"? -- $g11.$tA Critique of Guiding Principles of Ecology -- $g12.$tEcological Health? -- $g13.$tEcologism -- $g14.$tThe Normativistic Fallacy -- $g15.$t"Ecological Thinking" -- $g16.$tPrinciples of a Change in Attitude -- $g17.$tQuestions for Ethics Posed by Ecology -- $gB.$tThe Debate about an Ethical Solution -- $g18.$tA Typology of Positions in Environmental Ethics -- $g19.$tThe Scope of the Discussion -- $g20.$tSpecies Protection as an Intuitive Postulate -- $g21.$tAnthropocentric Justification for Species Protection -- $g22.$tThe Limits of Utility Argumentation -- $g23.$tPsychological and Sociopsychological Aspects -- $g24.$tExpanding the Scope of Moral Responsibility -- $g25.$tFundamental Objections to Extension -- $g26.$tRegarding the Nature, Claims, and Prerequisites of Justification -- $g27.$tFrom an Anthropocentric Worldview to a Holistic One -- $g28.$tJustification for Holistic Ethics -- $g29.$tObjections from Other Ethical Schools of Thought -- $g30.$tSpecies Protection as a Paradigm of Pluralistic Holism -- $g31.$tBalancing Interests and Dealing with Conflicting Duties.
520 1 $a"In The Death of Our Planet's Species, Martin Gorke argues that such a utilitarian perspective is not only shortsighted but morally bankrupt. Holding doctoral degrees in both ecology and philosophy, Gorke is uniquely qualified to examine the extinction crisis from both scientific and philosophical perspectives. He offers a wide-ranging review of literature on the subject, drawing together those two lines of reasoning that are almost always pursued separately." "After critical examination of the current state of relevant ecological knowledge, Gorke presents a carefully considered case for attributing intrinsic value to all of nature, including all species. At the heart of his argument is an analysis of the concept of morality. According to this analysis, the universal character of morality does not permit us to establish limits of moral considerability. More precisely, every act of exclusion from the moral community is an arbitrary act and is not compatible with a moral point of view."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aEcology$xPhilosophy.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85040755
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