Ethics of Nature: A Map
In: Perspektiven der Analytischen Philosophie
In: Perspektiven der Analytischen Philosophie / Perspectives in Analytical Philosophy Ser v.22
Intro -- Guest Foreword By Bernard Williams -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Synopsis Of Argument -- 2. Why An Ethics Of Nature? -- 3. The Philosophical Discipline Of The Ethics Of Nature -- 4. The Objective Of This Study -- Part I.: Basic Concepts -- One: Nature -- 1. A Definition Of "Nature" For Environmental Ethics -- 2. Oikos, Cosmos, And The Human Body -- 3. Conservation Versus Cultivation Of Nature -- Two: Ethics -- 1. The Object Of Ethics And The Distinction Between Intrinsic And Instrumental Value -- 2. Good Human Life And Right Human Life -- 3. Good Human Life -- 4. The Well-Being And The Agency Aspect Of Good Human Life -- 5. The Objection To Paternalism -- 6. Moral Concern And Self-Interest -- 7. The Hermeneutics And The Justification Of Moral Culture -- Three: Anthropocentrism Versus Physiocentrism -- 1. The Boundaries Of The Moral Universe - "Extensional Anthropocentrism" Versus "Extensional Physiocentrism" -- 2. The Absolute Strategy In The Ethics Of Nature - "Epistemic Anthropocentrism" Versus "Epistemic Physiocentrism" -- Four: Summary Of Part I -- Part Ii.: Seven Anthropocentric Arguments For The Value Of Nature -- One: The Basic Needs Argument -- 1. Classical Thoughts -- 2. The Argument -- 3. General Comments -- 4. Lost Peace With Nature? The Need For Environmental History -- 5. Some Reasons Why The Basic Needs Argument Is Not As Effective As You Might Expect -- 6. Two Versions Of The Basic Needs Argument Which Incorporate Intrinsic Value Claims For Nature -- Two: The Aisthesis Argument -- 1. Literary Thoughts -- 2. The Argument -- 3. Aisthesis And Aesthetic Theory -- 4. The Universality Of Feeling -- 5. The "Grammar" Of Sensation -- 6. Two Objections To The Aisthesis Argument -- Three: The Aesthetic Contemplation Argument -- 1. Literary Thoughts -- 2. The Argument -- 3. The Aesthetic Intrinsic Value Of Nature.