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Full Idea
In recent environmental philosophy it is common to see the value of nature identified with one or another natural feature of the environment: life, diversity, ecosystemic integrity and so on.
Gist of Idea
It is common to see the value of nature in one feature, such as life, diversity, or integrity
Source
Mark Rowlands (Externalism [2003], Ch.11)
Book Ref
Rowlands,Mark: 'Externalism' [Acumen 2003], p.206
A Reaction
This thought seems to be asking for the Open Question argument. What is so good about life, or diversity? Our strongest intuition must be that the survival of the ecosystem, and whatever makes that possible, is the highest value.
| 6854 | Does the environment have value in itself? [Crisp,R] |
| 9280 | Over forty percent of the Earth's living tissue is human [Gray] |
| 6178 | It is common to see the value of nature in one feature, such as life, diversity, or integrity [Rowlands] |