Question

what reasons or evidence can you offer why the reader should accept your view or position or assessment of the article’s merit? the name of the article is Respect for nature by Paul Taylor. Please give me full paragrph of this answer. It's a question for philosophy subject.

Answer 1

Paul Taylor presented the foundational structure for a life-centered theory of environmental ethics. He state that the structure consists of three interrelated components. First is the adopting of a certain ultimate moral attitude toward nature, which I call “respect for nature.” Second is a belief system that constitutes a way of conceiving of the natural world and of our place in it. This belief system underlies and supports the attitude in a way that makes it an appropriate attitude to take toward the Earth’s natural ecosystems and their life communities. Third is a system of moral rules and standards for guiding our treatment of those ecosystems and life communities, a set of normative principles which give concrete embodiment or expression to the attitude of respect for nature. His theory puts forth and defends structural symmetry with a theory of human ethics based on the principle of respect for persons.

I totally agree with his points because in many societies and cultures earth is treated with respect and is called as mother earth. We should respect and care for the nature which gives us immense opportunities to strive and thrive to reach our optimum potential.