Respect for Nature in Paul Taylor's Philosophy - In the Moral Transformation and Its Direction -
Keywords:
Environmental ethics; anthropocentrism; respect for nature; biocentrism; ethical standardsAbstract
There have been multiple intellectual interests in nature in recent decades, as a result of the multifaceted environmental deterioration that the world has become. In this paper, we want to stand on the point of view of one of the personalities who has risen to defend nature, the American Paul Taylor. As we will examine his position, we point out that what will govern our work are two goals; the first goal is to highlight the ethical vision of his thought, as it represents an epistemological turning point worthy of attention. The second goal is to show that his point of view provides a contribution that has its ethical and epistemological importance with regard to our lived reality, which has become dominated by environmental problems. All of this within the framework of what the analytical approach helps with