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020			_a9781139151221 (ebook)
020			_z9781107023468 (hardback)
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050	0	0	_aGE42 _b.S263 2012
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100	1		_aSandler, Ronald L., _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe Ethics of Species : _bAn Introduction / [electronic resource] _cRonald L. Sandler.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2012.
300			_a1 online resource (248 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aCambridge Applied Ethics
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015).
520			_aWe are causing species to go extinct at extraordinary rates, altering existing species in unprecedented ways and creating entirely new species. More than ever before, we require an ethic of species to guide our interactions with them. In this book, Ronald L. Sandler examines the value of species and the ethical significance of species boundaries and discusses what these mean for species preservation in the light of global climate change, species engineering and human enhancement. He argues that species possess several varieties of value, but they are not sacred. It is sometimes permissible to alter species, let them go extinct (even when we are a cause of the extinction) and invent new ones. Philosophically rigorous, accessible and illustrated with examples drawn from contemporary science, this book will be of interest to students of philosophy, bioethics, environmental ethics and conservation biology.
650		0	_aEnvironmental ethics
650		0	_aBioethics
650		0	_aSpecies
650		0	_aBiodiversity
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107023468
830		0	_aCambridge Applied Ethics.
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139151221 _zCambridge Books Online
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