‘Deep Ecology and Anthropocentrism

Examines the positive and negative aspects of the environmental issue of anthropocentrism within the framework of ‘deep ecology’.

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The central claim of deep ecology is that we need to correct an anthropocentric bias in our attitudes to the nonhuman world, and in particular to extend moral concern across time and across species. This paper will examine the benefits and the shortcomings of anthropocentrism within the framework of ‘deep ecology’. As well, this paper will attempt to demonstrate both the value and some of the limitations of this framework with respect to the problem of anthropocentrism.