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Environmental virtue ethics: half the truth but dangerous as a whole
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2005) Rolston, Holmes, 1932-2025, author; Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, publisher
Virtue cannot be self-contained but must be in place. We actualize a uniquely human capacity for excellence when we respect non-human life. If this really comes from appreciating otherness, then such human virtue is tributary to value in other forms of life. If a virtue ethics is unable to disentwine human virtues from intrinsic values in nature, we have but a half truth, dangerous if taken for the whole.
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Life and the nature of life - in parks
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2003) Rolston, Holmes, 1932-2025, author; Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, publisher
Parks in the greater outdoors provide dimensions of depth belied by the recreational setting. A park is presence and symbol of the timeless natural givens. Humans realize within themselves something of the strength and goodness that nature has disciplined into its creatures. Parks put cultured humans in dialectic with spontaneous wild nature. In parks, we place boundaries and reserve sanctuaries where the nonhuman community of life is respected and can remain. Thereby we are uniquely human and our spirits are enriched.