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200 14$aThe ethics of species $ean introduction /$fRonald L. Sandler$b[electronic resource]
210  1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2012.
215   $a1 online resource (xii, 235 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s)
225 1 $aCambridge applied ethics
300   $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
311   $a1-107-02346-7 
311   $a1-107-65870-5 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aIntroduction -- 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.
330   $aWe are causing species to go extinct at extraordinary rates, altering existing species in unprecedented ways and creating entirely new species. More than ever before, we require an ethic of species to guide our interactions with them. In this book, Ronald L. Sandler examines the value of species and the ethical significance of species boundaries and discusses what these mean for species preservation in the light of global climate change, species engineering and human enhancement. He argues that species possess several varieties of value, but they are not sacred. It is sometimes permissible to alter species, let them go extinct (even when we are a cause of the extinction) and invent new ones. Philosophically rigorous, accessible and illustrated with examples drawn from contemporary science, this book will be of interest to students of philosophy, bioethics, environmental ethics and conservation biology.
410  0$aCambridge applied ethics.
606   $aEnvironmental ethics
606   $aBioethics
606   $aSpecies
606   $aBiodiversity
606   $aNature$xEffect of human beings on$xMoral and ethical aspects
606   $aHuman-animal relationships$xMoral and ethical aspects
606   $aConservation biology$xMoral and ethical aspects
606   $aMass extinctions$xMoral and ethical aspects
606   $aGenetic engineering$xMoral and ethical aspects
606   $aClimatic changes$xMoral and ethical aspects
615  0$aEnvironmental ethics.
615  0$aBioethics.
615  0$aSpecies.
615  0$aBiodiversity.
615  0$aNature$xEffect of human beings on$xMoral and ethical aspects.
615  0$aHuman-animal relationships$xMoral and ethical aspects.
615  0$aConservation biology$xMoral and ethical aspects.
615  0$aMass extinctions$xMoral and ethical aspects.
615  0$aGenetic engineering$xMoral and ethical aspects.
615  0$aClimatic changes$xMoral and ethical aspects.
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700   $aSandler$b Ronald L.$0888279
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