(par 8.3) Intrinsic Value, Ecology, and Conservation
Intrinsic Value, Ecology, and Conservation https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/intrinsic-value-ecology-and-conservation-25815400/ By: Ronald Sandler (Associate Professor of Philosophy, Northeastern University) © 2012 Nature Education In “What is Conservation Biology?” Michael Soulé discusses several “normative postulates” of conservation biology, including that “biotic diversity has intrinsic value” (Soulé 1985). The idea that nature and biotic diversity have intrinsic value has been defended by several influential environmental ethicists […]