Professor Simon James s.p.james@durham.ac.uk
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Human Virtues and Natural Values
James, Simon P.
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Abstract
In several works, Holmes Rolston III has argued that a satisfactory environmental ethic cannot be built on a virtue ethical foundation. His first argument amounts to the charge that because virtue ethics is by nature 'self-centred' or egoistic it is also inherently 'human-centred' and hence ill suited to treating environmental matters. According to his second argument, virtue ethics is perniciously human-centred since it 'locates' the value of a thing, not in the thing itself, but in the agent who is 'ennobled' by valuing it. I argue that these charges, though illuminating, are not in the final analysis compelling. The first, I suggest, misconceives the role of motivation in virtue ethics, while the second ultimately rests on a misunderstanding of the place of the human perspective in ethical considerations.
Citation
James, S. P. (2006). Human Virtues and Natural Values. Environmental Ethics, 28(4), 339-354
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | 2006-11 |
Deposit Date | Mar 26, 2008 |
Journal | Environmental Ethics |
Print ISSN | 0163-4275 |
Publisher | Philosophy Documentation Center |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 28 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 339-354 |
Publisher URL | http://www.cep.unt.edu/vol/vol28.html |
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