environmental ethics questions

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State/Identify Example: Identify the four subject fields of philosophy. (Worth 4 marks)? Logic Metaphysics Epistemology Axiology State the principle of Aldo Leopold’s ‘land ethic.’ (Worth 1 mark)? An action is right when it tends to promote the beauty, integrity and stability of the ecosystem; it is wrong when it tends otherwise. Explain Question Example: Taylor states that non-human living things are not moral agents and do not possess moral rights. He nevertheless holds that living things deserve equal moral respect and consideration within human ethical decision making. Explain how he uses a conception of the human good to arrive at this position. (Worth 3 marks)? Taylor provides an argument for the conclusion that all living things deserve equal moral consideration. The human good, for Taylor, involves being rational agents. Rational agents are able to discern that a conclusion follows from an argument and act in accordance with what reason requires. So, realizing our good as rational agents involves acting in accordance with the conclusion of his equality argument.