Ethics of Nature : A Map

Is naturea (TM)s value only instrumental value for human beings or does nature also have intrinsic value?

Can traditional anthropocentrism be defended or must we move to a new, physiocentric moral position?

This study develops a critical taxonomy or a oemapa of thirteen arguments for the conservation of nature.

It defends the moral intrinsic value of sentient animals, but not of nonsentient nature.

The arguments are phrased in a simple, plastic, and concise language.