Rolston, Holmes, 1932-, authorMax-Himmelheber-Stiftung, publisher2019-09-052019-09-052004Rolston, Holmes, 1932- "Die Umweltethik und der Mensch: Über intrinsische Werte in der Nature" (Environmental Ethics and Humans: On Intrinsic Value in Nature)," Scheidewege: Jahresschrift für skeptisches Denken 33 (2003/2004): 251-266.https://hdl.handle.net/10217/196985A similar article is online in English at: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/48077.Although much of the urgency for conserving biodiversity arises from our duties to other humans, with nature instrumental to what humans have at stake in their environments, a deeper environmental ethics recognizes intrinsic values in and duties directly to nature. Such duties arise because values are present at the levels of animals, living organisms, endangered species, and ecosystems as biotic communities. Ultimately and increasingly, we are responsible for and to Earth as planet and biosphere. Only people can be ethical, but this does not mean that only people count in ethics; to the contrary we are fully human only when we appropriately respect life on Earth in all its rich biodiversity.born digitalchapters (layout features)gerCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.value in natureintrinsic valueinstrumental valueanimalsorganismsendangered speciesecosystemsbiosphereEarthText