Rolston, Holmes, 1932-, authorBelhaven Press, publisher2007-01-032007-01-031990Rolston, Holmes, III, Science-Based versus Traditional Ethics, Engel, J. Ronald and Joan Gibb Engel, eds., Ethics of Environment and Development: Global Challenges and International Response, 63-72. London: Belhaven Press, 1990.http://hdl.handle.net/10217/37810Includes bibliographical references (page 72).Do science-based values occupy a privileged position as criteria against which traditional cultural values are to be tested? Science-based values are plural and traditional values even more pluralist. Cases examined here cross a spectrum from conflict to complementarity and criticism. Authentic human life ought to go beyond both traditional cultures and science as we know it, reaching a global ethics. Respect for the community of life on Earth--ecologically and culturally--is the test of an ethic for the world.born digitalchapters (layout features)eng©1990 Belhaven Press.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.culturenatureenvironmental ethicscultural valuesconflictcomplementaritycriticismhumansEarthScience-based versus traditional ethicsText