04131nam 22008892 450 991077934540332120151005020621.01-316-08990-81-139-79414-01-139-15122-31-107-25456-61-139-77675-41-139-78278-91-139-77979-61-283-71599-61-139-77827-7(CKB)2550000000708273(EBL)1042509(OCoLC)816041348(SSID)ssj0000755632(PQKBManifestationID)11438053(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000755632(PQKBWorkID)10732634(PQKB)10314926(UkCbUP)CR9781139151221(MiAaPQ)EBC1042509(Au-PeEL)EBL1042509(CaPaEBR)ebr10618584(CaONFJC)MIL402849(PPN)261358227(EXLCZ)99255000000070827320110906d2012|||| uy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe ethics of species an introduction /Ronald L. Sandler[electronic resource]Cambridge :Cambridge University Press,2012.1 online resource (xii, 235 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Cambridge applied ethicsTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).1-107-02346-7 1-107-65870-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 species and the ethical significance of species boundaries and discusses what these mean for species preservation in the light of global climate change, species engineering and human enhancement. He argues that species possess several varieties of value, but they are not sacred. It is sometimes permissible to alter species, let them go extinct (even when we are a cause of the extinction) and invent new ones. Philosophically rigorous, accessible and illustrated with examples drawn from contemporary science, this book will be of interest to students of philosophy, bioethics, environmental ethics and conservation biology.Cambridge applied ethics.Environmental ethicsBioethicsSpeciesBiodiversityNatureEffect of human beings onMoral and ethical aspectsHuman-animal relationshipsMoral and ethical aspectsConservation biologyMoral and ethical aspectsMass extinctionsMoral and ethical aspectsGenetic engineeringMoral and ethical aspectsClimatic changesMoral and ethical aspectsEnvironmental ethics.Bioethics.Species.Biodiversity.NatureEffect of human beings onMoral and ethical aspects.Human-animal relationshipsMoral and ethical aspects.Conservation biologyMoral and ethical aspects.Mass extinctionsMoral and ethical aspects.Genetic engineeringMoral and ethical aspects.Climatic changesMoral and ethical aspects.179/.1PHI005000bisacshSandler Ronald L.888279UkCbUPUkCbUPBOOK9910779345403321The ethics of species3726202UNINA