(Hardback)

(Paperback)

A valuable and unique contribution both to environmental ethics and public policy analysis of the preservation of species question. Norton provides a critical overview of the range of thought on the issue, presents a new and comprehensive rationale for preservation of both species and ecosystems, and addresses policy issues. Originally published i

(Paperback, 25th Anniversary Edition)

What rational justification is there for conceiving of all living things as possessing inherent worth This title draws on biology, moral philosophy, and environmental science to defend a biocentric environmental ethic in which all life has value.