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The ethics of species

"We are causing species to go extinct at extraordinary rates, altering existing species in unprecedented ways and creating entirely new species. More than ever before, we require an ethic of species to guide our interactions with them. In this book, Ronald L. Sandler examines the value of speci...

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Hlavní autor: Sandler, Ronald L.
Korporativní autor: ebrary, Inc
Médium: Elektronický zdroj E-kniha
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Edice:Cambridge applied ethics
Témata:
Environmental ethics.
Bioethics.
Species.
Biodiversity.
Nature > Effect of human beings on > Moral and ethical aspects.
Human-animal relationships > Moral and ethical aspects.
Conservation biology > Moral and ethical aspects.
Mass extinctions > Moral and ethical aspects.
Genetic engineering > Moral and ethical aspects.
Climatic changes > Moral and ethical aspects.
Electronic books.
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Obsah:
  • Introduction
  • The value of species
  • The conservation biology dilemma
  • Assisted colonization
  • Shifting goals and changing strategies
  • The (in)significance of species boundaries
  • Homo sapiens in particular
  • Artifactual species
  • Conclusion.

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