Rolston, Holmes, 1932-, authorInstitute of Philosophy, Beijing, publisher2007-01-032007-01-031999Rolston, Holmes, III, 自然的价值与价值的本质, 自然辨证法研究 (Studies in Dialectics of Nature) 15, no. 2 (February, 1999): 42-46.http://hdl.handle.net/10217/37458Reprinted, translated into Chinese (second time), pages 5-12 in Ye Ping, ed., 环境与可持续发展研究 (For Environment and Sustainable Development). Harbin, China: Heilongjiang Science and Technology Press, 1998.Also in selected proceedings of First All-China Conference on Environment and Development, held in Harbin, China, October 24-20, 1998.Includes bibliographical references (page 46).Text in Chinese.Value is often thought not to exist in wild nature; it is bestowed on nature by human preferences. This prevailing account is too anthropocentric. In nature, animals value their lives; they too can have their preferences satisfied. Plants have vital needs. Species are historical forms of life defended over generations. Ecosystems are "able to generate value," as occurs with the evolution and ecological support of organisms, animals, and humans. Earth, taken as earth, dirt, seems of little intrinsic value; but Earth, the home planet, is systemically valuable, the ground of all value.born digitalarticleschi©1999 Institute of Philosophy, Beijing.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.environmental ethicsorganismsecosystemsenvironmental valueshumansspeciesphilosophy of natureText