Six: The Pedagogic Argument

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Table of Contents v
3. Guest Foreword xi
4. Acknowledgements xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. Part I.: Basic Concepts
7. One: Nature 5
8. Two: Ethics 11
9. Three: Anthropocentrism versus Physiocentrism 19
10. Part II.: Seven Anthropocentric Arguments for the Value of Nature
11. One: The Basic Needs Argument 29
12. Two: The Aisthesis Argument 35
13. Three: The Aesthetic Contemplation Argument 43
14. Four The Natural Design Argument 51
15. Five: The Heimat Argument 55
16. Six: The Pedagogic Argument 57
17. Seven: The Meaning of Life and the True Joy of Living Argument 61
18. Eight: Summary of Part II. and Preliminary Results 65
19. Part III.: A Hermaphroditic Argument for the Value of Nature
20. One: The Holistic Argument 69
21. Two: Summary of Part III. 79
22. Part IV. Five Physiocentric Arguments for the Value of Nature
23. One: The Pathocentric Argument 81
24. Two: The Teleological Argument 99
25. Three: The Reverence for Life Argument 109
26. Four: The Following Nature Argument 119
27. Five: The Theological Argument 129
28. Six: Summary of Part IV. 133
29. Conclusion 137
30. Works Cited 139
31. About the Author 157
32. Index 159
33. Backmatter 163