Plato's Anthropocentrism Reconsidered

Plato's ideas on the value of nature and humankind are reconsidered. The traditional suggestion that his thought is ethically anthropocentric is rejected. Instead "Ethical Ratiocentrism" (ER) is the environmental worldview found in the dialogues. According to ER, human life is not int...

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Main Author: Torres, Jorge (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Center for Environmental Philosophy, University of North Texas 2021
In: Environmental ethics
Year: 2021, Volume: 43, Issue: 2, Pages: 119-141
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