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Ferré, Organicistic Connectedness--But Still Speciesistic
Author(s)Zucker, Arthur
AbstractAn environmental ethics open to the charge of speciesism would be a weak environmental ethics at best. Ferré criticizes the environmental ethics of Callicott and Rolston, presenting his version of an environmental ethics; one he refers to as organicistic. His version does indeed avoid the pitfalls of the environmental ethics of Callicott and Rolston, but as I show, the charge of speciesism can be leveled against Ferré (and many others). I suggest that properly understood speciesism is so deeply rooted in our concepts that the only hope lies in what I term a thoughtful speciesism.
IssueNo2
Pages185-190
ArticleAccess to Article
SourceEthics and the Environment
VolumeNo1
PubDateFall 1996
ISBN_ISSN1085-6633


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