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   Paul W. Taylor (November 19, 1923 – October 14, 2015) was an American philosopher best known for his work in the field of environmental ethics.

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   Paul W. Taylor was an American philosopher best known for his book Respect for Nature: A Theory of Environmental Ethics (1986), which promulgated the biocentric viewpoint in environmental ethics and was a foundational work of environmental philosophy.

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   The Ethics of Respect for Nature. by Paul W. Taylor (1981) I present the foundational structure for a life-centered theory of environmental ethics. The structure consists of three interrelated components. First is the adopting of a certain ultimate moral attitude toward nature, which I call “respect for nature.”.

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   In Respect for Nature, Paul Taylor draws on biology, moral philosophy, and environmental science to defend a biocentric environmental ethic in which all life has value.

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   Paul W. Taylor* I present the foundational structure for a life-centered theory of environmental ethics. The structure consists of three interrelated components. First is the adopting of a certain ultimate moral attitude toward nature, which I call “respect for nature.”

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   Jan 12, 2023 · EMBED (for wordpress.com hosted blogs and archive.org item <description> tags) Principles of ethics : an introduction. by. Taylor, Paul W. Publication date. 1974. Topics. Ethics. Publisher.

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   What is Taylor's theory of environmental ethics?

   • A key strength of Taylor’s theory was its use of commonly understood norms in human ethics to build a foundation for environmental ethics.

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   What is Taylor's view on nature?

   • Taylor's biocentric outlook emphasizes "species impartiality" and because of this it is said to provide the justification for the respect for nature including the recognition that wild animals and plants have "inherent worth" and thus deserve moral respect, so they should not "be harmed or interfered with in nature, other things being equal".

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   Is Taylor a biocentrist?

   • Taylor's Respect for Nature is widely considered one of the fullest and most sophisticated defences of a life-centered (biocentric) approach to nature. In this work, Taylor agrees with biocentrists that all living things, both plants and animals, have inherent value and deserve moral concern and consideration.

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   What rational justification is there for conceiving of allliving things as possessing inherent worth? In Respect forNature, Paul Taylor draws on biology, moral ...