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The transformative value of ecological pragmatism: an introduction to the work of Bryan G. Norton
Académie de Dijon, France
Abstract. In the space of only a few years, Bryan Norton has become one of the essential actors of environmental ethics through his launching of what has become one of its dominant trends: environmental pragmatism. Environmental pragmatism refuses to take a stance in the dispute between the defenders of anthropocentrist ethics and the supporters of nonanthropocentrist ethics. Instead, Norton prefers to distinguish between "strong anthropocentrism'' and "weak- or extended- anthropocentrism'' and develops the idea that only the latter is capable of not under-estimating the diversity of instrumental values that humans may derive from the natural world. The practical difference between these two kinds of theories is considerable.
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Citation: Afeissa, H.-S.: The transformative value of ecological pragmatism: an introduction to the work of Bryan G. Norton, Surv. Perspect. Integr. Environ. Soc., 1, 51-57, 2008. Bibtex EndNote Reference Manager
