Rolston, Holmes, 1932-, authorTaiwan Ecological Stewardship Association, publisher2007-01-032007-01-032007Rolston, Holmes, III, 生命之河: 过去，现今，未来, Chen, Tzu-Mei, ed., 环境伦理学入门 (Introduction to Environmental Ethics), 174-189. Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan Ecological Stewardship Association, 2007.http://hdl.handle.net/10217/38363Translated by Lin, Yanru; original English version in Ernest Partridge ed., Responsibilities to Future Generations: Environmental Ethics, 1981.Text in Chinese.A river of life is imagery that can launch critical reflection. Life is a current, a naturally impelled flow that is energetically maintained over time. Life is a continuous and ceaseless stream that transcends the individual. In this processive on rolling we can find a confluence of the actual and the potential, the self and the other, the human and the natural, the present and the historical, and the is and the ought.born digitalchapters (layout features)chi©2007 Taiwan Ecological Stewardship Association.Copyright 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.ethical aspectsmoral aspectslife processesbiosystemsenvironmental ethicsconservationText