PHIL 1180 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Biodegradation, Anthropocentrism, Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
6 Oct 2016
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News: banning styrofoam https://weather. com/news/news/polystyrene-styrofoam-ban-miami-beach- florida, microscale plastics. Breaks down into small pieces, doesn"t biodegrade (or not fast at least) Builds up in the ecosystem: oct 13 announced to be oil field prayer day, nanosilver. Difficult to monitor and regulate b/c nanoparticles have different properties. Doesn"t clump together so it"s even worse when there is less of nanomaterials. Restorative justice: have to make it up to the individual. If you cut down a tree and plant a new one, this is not restorative justice because the first tree no longer exists. It then makes sense to consider the whole species or the biological community. 2: still, the rule of non-malevolence is at the top. If an action produces better outcomes, then its justified i. e. pinchot (anthropocentrism) Whether or not you"re respecting an entity that has value. Status-oriented view i. e. taylor (biocentrism: singer and regan both think sentient beings have inherent worth and are both against.
