I.V.+Supporting+Arguments

=Supporting Arguments - Sarah =


 * Non-anthropocentric environmental philosophy implies that humans are not the main objects of moral consideration. Non-APC philosophy also says that things in nature that are not humans have value in and of themselves, not just because humans are there to assign it. This is not to say that humans do not assign value, merely that value exists independently of them. Value, in this instance, can mean intrinsic value (meaning that its flourishing is a good thing not in relation to anything else) or instrumental value (meaning that it has value because it is useful to other things. Instrumental value in a non-APC sense means that it has value outside of human uses. For example, a fish has instrumental value to an eagle, because the eagle uses the fish for food in order to survive. A rat has instrumental value to a snake for the same reason. **
 *   For more information on non-APC instrumental value see holism. ** (Good job laying out the basic views of non-APC. What are some of the often-used reasons, ie, ARGUMENTS in support of non-apc? Perhaps mention a few of the most often used reasons...)

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