Animal Conservation Ethics and the Population Problem

A Habilitation on Rehabilitation
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-3-031-91890-2
Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland

Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 441 g

Reihe: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series

In this book, Leif DeVaney brings the traditional philosophical branches of metaphysics and ethics to bear on conservation biology. While many previous attempts at asking and answering ethical questions related to conservation and other environmentally relevant activities exist, few such attempts have engaged adequately with the “rock bottom” approach of metaphysics. Through this metaphysically realistic lens, the ontological
status of the population (as well as other ecological “wholes”) is challenged. DeVaney argues that individual nonhuman animals are found to have interests that parallel human interests. These include the biotic goals of survival and reproduction, as well as freedom from undue pain and suffering. From an ethical standpoint, the conclusion differs drastically from the dominant consequentialist contention that the good of some can be sacrificed for the supposed greater good of the many. DeVaney initiates the establishment of the  subdiscipline of conservation metaphysics, which naturally leads to a theoretically grounded ethic.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Devaney, Leif Brostrom

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Umweltethik, Umweltphilosophie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltsoziologie, Umweltpsychologie, Umweltethik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Bioethik, Tierethik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Bioethik, Tierethik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Part I Conservation Biology: Meaning and Metaphysics.- Chapter 2. The Meaning of Conservation Biology.- Chapter 3. Large Versus Small Wholes.- Chapter 4. The “Soft” View of Populations.- Chapter 5. Killing and Conservation: A Case Study of the Gray Wolf.-Part II Ethics and Conservation.- Chapter 6. Questioning Killing.- Chapter 7. Balancing Welfare and Ecology.- Chapter 8. The Alien Encounter Thought Experiment.- Part III Practice.- Chapter 9. Wildlife Rehabilitation: Background.- Chapter 10. Minnesota Rehab: A Tale of Two Centers.- Chapter 11. Participant Observation and Reflections on Rehabbing.- Chapter 12. Discussion and Conclusion: From Metaphysician to Physician.

Über Autor(innen)

Leif Brostrom DeVaney holds a PhD in Conservation Biology, Philosophy minor, from the University of Minnesota. He has practiced wildlife rehabilitation and enjoys trail running, learning Michif, and spending time with his daughter, Eireen and cat, Squiggy. He is a member of the Minnesota DNR Deer Advisory Committee.