Environmental Ethics

The “artifact” that I happened to discover is actually a person named Holmes Rolston.

Holmes Rolston is a distinguished professor of Philosophy at Colorado State University, and he is best known for writing Environmental Ethics. In the book Holmes describes Environmental Ethics as,” a systematic account of values carried by the natural world, coupled with an inquiry into duties toward animals, plants, species, and ecosystems.” Holmes is a leading motivator in encouraging people to think about environmental ethics. In his book he uses actual examples of ethical decisions in encounters with nature; Encounters with plant life, endangered species, and threatened Eco systems. He also applies his theory of Environmental ethics to social, public, and business policy.

          It is important that more people adopt the philosophies of Holmes Rolston and become better stewards of the planet. If consumer society begins to view nature in a moral way—consuming and using resources in ways that is harmful to nature and people—then society can work towards being more sustainable and living in harmony with nature instead of leaching of it’s resources.