Question

Why are we obligated to preserve and protect environmental resources according to Baxter?

Answer 1

Answer: According to Baxter ;

- Humans as surrogates for nonhumans (animals): What is good for us, is also good for nonhumans (anthropocentrism also indirectly protects nature)

- To take care of nature is right and ought to be enforced because it benefits humans to do so (and only to the extent that it does so)

- The right amount of pollution is the amount that best satisfies human interests ("The optimal state of pollution").

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