On the Demarcation Problem and the Possibility of Environmental Ethics
A Refutation of “A Refutation of Environmental Ethics”
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11266822 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lars Samuelsson (0000-0002-6756-8448, Umeå University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 247-265 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Ethics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-4275 • E-ISSN: 2153-7895 |
| Publisher | Philosophy Documentation Center (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5840/enviroethics201032330 |
| OpenAlex | W2090041080 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
According to a popular critique of environmental ethics, the view that nature has intrinsic value faces an insurmountable demarcation problem. This critique was delivered in a particularly forceful manner two decades ago by Janna Thompson in her paper “A Refutation of Environmental Ethics.” However, the demarcation problem, albeit a real problem, is not insurmountable. Thompson’s argument draws on the claim that the possibility of environmental ethics depends on the possibility that nature can be demarcated with respect to some allegedly morally significant property or set of properties. Her own view of nature’s moral significance is equally dependent on that possibility. Therefore, if the demarcation problem were insurmountable, that would imply a refutation of her own view on nature’s moral significance as well
Applied philosophy · Contemporary philosophy · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · General interest · Climate Change and Geoengineering · Environmental Philosophy and Ethics · Philosophy · Religion, Ecology, and Ethics
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2021 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |