Chapter 5 Chapter Outlines

The Many Values of Biodiversity

Values and Ethics 

Types of Value Systems 

  • Intrinsic values 
  • Box 5.1 Success Story: The Public Makeover of Sharks 
  • Box 5.2 Case in Point: Religion and Conservation 
  • Instrumental values 
  • Relational values 

Ethical Worldviews 

  • Anthropocentrism 
  • Biocentrism 
  • Ecocentrism 
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