(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1985) Rolston, Holmes, 1932-, author; American Institute of Biological Sciences, publisher
Neither scientists nor ethicists have realized how concern for endangered species requires an unprecedented mix of biology and ethics. The usual approach says that there are only duties to other persons concerning species. Species are resources, rivets in ecosystems, a Rosetta stone for natural history. Direct duties to species requires analysis of what a species is, a dynamic life form, which the individual inherits, instantiates, and passes on. The wrong that humans are doing is stopping the historical flow in which the vitality of life is laid.
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2013-01) Westra, Laura, author; American Institute of Biological Sciences, publisher
The richness of the field of environmental ethics is, for the most part, fully showcased in Holmes Rolston III's new book. Among the strengths of the book is Rolston's outstanding, in-depth treatment of organisms, species, natural systems, wilderness, and nature's intrinsic value. Equally outstanding is his encyclopedia, although at times selective, knowledge of the field of environmental ethics. The main shortcoming is Rolston's limited treatment of environmental justice.
