EE-ANTHRO

=ANTHROPOCENTRISM - STRONG/WEAK =

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OVERVIEW:
This perspective holds that all value including moral value is dependent entirely on the attitudes, judgments, perceptions of human beings. Thus nature has no “objective” value in itself although it may indeed have value – economic, moral, aesthetic, spiritual – but only insofar as this value is a means to achieve a human good (ie, INSTRUMENTAL VALUE). So NO to “instrinsic value” in nature. YES to nature has only instrumental value. APCers are usually APGers as well (Anthropogenic – humans are the “cause” and origin of the notion that value is based on meeting human goods). An exception to this would be those committed to Abrahamic religion, ie, Christianity, in which God, not humans is the “cause” for the value of nature being instrument for humans. (bill) INTERNAL DISPUTES**:** A very important distinction that this group will have to make (there will/should be splits within this group) is between STRONG APC and WEAK APC. Also they can be INDIVIDUALISTS or HOLISTS (bill)


 * =Supporting Arguments Weak/Strong - Derek, Chris, Grant =
 * =Counter Arguments - Michelle =
 * =Evaluation - OPEN =
 * =Public Policy Implications - Justin=

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