Compassionate Conservation PHIL235
Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+
Conservation Concerns - Correct answer-Focuses on groups rather than individuals
e.g. ecosystems
- doesn't recognise the value of individuals
- therefore harms individuals
What are the three values of animals - Correct answer-1. instrumentalism - value of
how economically useful they are to humans
2. collectivism - valued as a whole group rather than an individual
3. nativism - overly protective over native wildlife
Ferral Cat Case - Correct answer-In Christchurch people were allowed to kill wild
cats to help save the birds. But what about the meaning of the cats
What view do compassionate conservers have - Correct answer-Virtue ethics
- thinking we have become to commutable with killing. Anthropocentric view
thinking we know everything and we know who should be killed
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Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+
Conservation Concerns - Correct answer-Focuses on groups rather than individuals
e.g. ecosystems
- doesn't recognise the value of individuals
- therefore harms individuals
What are the three values of animals - Correct answer-1. instrumentalism - value of
how economically useful they are to humans
2. collectivism - valued as a whole group rather than an individual
3. nativism - overly protective over native wildlife
Ferral Cat Case - Correct answer-In Christchurch people were allowed to kill wild
cats to help save the birds. But what about the meaning of the cats
What view do compassionate conservers have - Correct answer-Virtue ethics
- thinking we have become to commutable with killing. Anthropocentric view
thinking we know everything and we know who should be killed
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