Redefining the scope of ethics- Traditionally only humans have intrinsic value

The sequential view of ethics - Who is a worthy recipient of our respect and ethical consideration? Boundaries of our moral community? Does it include only human beings?

Nash is a proponent of the idea of the sequential evolution of ethics, Boundaries have extended with time and will continue to do so.

In North America non anthropocentric Native American ethics were replaced by the anthropocentric ethics of the settlers

The environmental crisis. Biodiversity loss. 5 main pressures driving biodiversity loss are habitat change, pollution, over exploitation of species, invasive alien species, and climate change all almost exclusively human driven

We cannot ignore the evidence that we need seriously to reconsider the ways in which we interact with the non-human world.

Environmental ethics and activism.

Questions for environmental philosophers. 1. Is there a rational connection between what we know about the natural environment and a sense of obligation to protect the planet?

Questions for environmental philosophers. 2. Whether there is any rational basis for protecting endangered species of plants and animals?

Questions for environmental philosophers. 3. Whether there can be any basis for values other than sentiment?

Questions for environmental philosophers. 4. Whether an environmental philosophy need bear fruit in environmental activism

Marietta

If we are to change our relationship with the natural world then it is not enough to theorise about our environmental ethics - we need to make changes tom our own lives and perhaps encourage other people to change theirs.

Are we willing to change and make sacrifices. Are we even aware with the complex business linkages if any ecological degradation is taking place?

Science, ecology and Western world view. Arguably scientific progress has assisted in getting us to our current situation. Yet without modern science we would not be fully aware of where we are and science may assist us find solutions to the problems