The transformative value of ecological pragmatism: an introduction to the work of Bryan G. Norton
2008; Institut Veolia Environnement; Volume: 1; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.5194/sapiens-1-51-2008
ISSN1993-3819
Autores Tópico(s)Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond
ResumoIn the space of only a few years, Bryan Norton has become one of the essential actors of environmental ethics through his launching of what has become one of its dominant trends: environmental pragmatism.Environmental pragmatism refuses to take a stance in the dispute between the defenders of anthropocentrist ethics and the supporters of nonanthropocentrist ethics.Instead, Norton prefers to distinguish between "strong anthropocentrism" and "weak-or extended-anthropocentrism" and develops the idea that only the latter is capable of not under-estimating the diversity of instrumental values that humans may derive from the natural world.The practical difference between these two kinds of theories is considerable.
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