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Rolston, Holmes (1932- ): American environmental and religious philosopher (Causey)
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1993) Causey, Ann S., author; Gale, publisher
Rolston is the father of environmental ethics. As such he occupies a singular place of importance in modern philosophy. He has devoted his distinguished career to plausibly and meaningfully interpreting the natural world from a philosophical perspective and is regarded as one of the world's leading scholars on the philosophical, scientific, and religious conceptions of nature.
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Rolston, Holmes, III, 1932- (Cafaro)
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2009) Cafaro, Philip, author; Gale, publisher
Rolston's forty year career at Colorado State University has been devoted to analyzing and advocating value in nature, especially the intrinsic value of nature. Such value generates an obligation to respect nature and to conserve it. Rolston further examines how this translates into environmental policy regarding endangered species, wilderness conservation, sustainable development, and corporate responsibility. In result, Rolston has become "the father of environmental ethics." He gave the Gifford Lectures, University of Edinburgh, was awarded the Templeton Prize in Religion, and has lectured on seven continents.