Human Impact on Biodiversity, Overview

Sponsel, Leslie E.

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“…Indeed, not all humans are equal in their impacts, as: ''there is tremendous diversity in relationships with and impacts on biodiversity'' (Sponsel 2014). This is certainly true, humanity is not harmonious and humans are unequal.…”

Section: Second: the Utopia Of Peaceful Equal And Unified Humanitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Second, Hayward argues that it is unhelpful to address humanity as a whole as anthropocentric. Indeed, many indigenous societies were not anthropocentric, but industrial Western society has become so (Sponsel 2014). Hayward also posits that it is: ''unhelpful to criticize humanity in general for practices carried out by a limited number of people when many others may in fact oppose them'' (Ibid p. 58).…”

Section: Arguments Against the Use Of Term Anthropocentrismmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…While some cultures respect (holy) cows or worship trees (Sponsel 2014), other communities can be cruel to animals and indifferent to this-worldly environmental concerns (Taylor 2010(Taylor , 2013Taylor et al 2016). Learning to 'love' or respect one's own tribe does not mean loving animals (or sacred forests and places).…”

Section: Fourth: Self-love Can Just Be Selfishmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Anthropocentrism: More than Just a Misunderstood Problem

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Section: Arguments Against the Use Of Term Anthropocentrismmentioning

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Anthropocentrism: More than Just a Misunderstood Problem

Kopnina

Washington

Taylor

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139

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“…In contrast, modern lifeways are characterised by a high-population density as well as the conversion of traditional practices and ideologies into the global market mentality (Sponsel 2013). With the introduction of Western medicine, most populations have expanded many-fold.…”

Section: Demographic and Life-style Changesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…While in the past, small population densities and simpler technologies of production did indeed allow for 'sustainable communities' to effectively manage their resources, this situation has drastically changed (Sponsel 2013). Demographic pressure leads to an increased demand for land, as well as increased instances of wildlife killing to protect harvests (Sinclair 2015).…”

Section: Demographic and Life-style Changesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Nobody Likes Dichotomies (But Sometimes You Need Them)

Kopnina¹

2016

Anthropological Forum

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Environmental anthropologists attempt to accommodate social justice while seeking to reconcile more-than-human relations and responsibilities towards their habitats. This article acknowledges areas of tension between local livelihoods and international conservation efforts, between indigenous peoples and wildlife, between traditional lifeways and development, and finally between different types of ethical assumptions that underlie anthropological advocacy. A number of dichotomies that are inherent in these tensions are discussed. With regard to the ecocentric/anthropocentric dichotomy, I argue that while human and environmental interests are sometimes intertwined, ecocentrism is necessary if non-humans are to be protected outside of utilitarian interests. With regard to the 'neoliberal conservation/local communities' dichotomy, I argue that blaming conservation for the violation of social justice depoliticises the issue of ecological injustice. Through a critical discussion of these dichotomies, this article examines the role of environmental anthropology in addressing today's pressing environmental issues, particularly the loss of biodiversity, with respect to the 'conservation' of communities and that of protected areas.

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The International Encyclopedia of Anthropology

2018

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Anthropocentrism is the belief that value is focused on human beings and that all other beings are means to human ends. Related to anthropocentrism, humanism privileges the aim of improvement of human welfare. Humanism has underwritten efforts to expose social injustices and improve the welfare of all human beings. In relation to the environment, post-humanism can be defined by a number of characteristics. First, post-humanism exposes anthropocentrism as an attempt to ignore the behavior in which humans focus on themselves at the expanse of all other species. Second, post-humanism critiques exclusive moral focus on human inequalities in relation to environmental protection, emphasizing that inequality between species should remain within the scope of ethical consideration. Third, post-humanism exposes anthropocentrism as an inadequate basis for environmental action as it criticizes anthropocentrism as ethically wrong as well as pragmatically ineffective. Keywords Anthropocentrism; biodiversity loss; environmental ethics; human chauvinism; speciesism Main text Defining terms: anthropocentrism, humanism, post-humanism Etymologically derived from the Greek words: άνθρωπος, Anthropos or "human being"; and κέντρον, Kentron or "center", the term anthropocentrism is a worldview, which privileges the aim of improvement of human welfare over other aspirations. The commonly held meaning of anthropocentrism is "regarding humankind as the central or most important element of existence" (The Oxford English Dictionary). While anthropocentrism literally it means humancenteredness, the term is used in different ways. According to the environmental philosopher Baird Callicott (2006:119), anthropocentrism presupposes that "only humans are worthy of

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Human Impact on Biodiversity, Overview

Cited by 20 publications

References 5 publications

Anthropocentrism: More than Just a Misunderstood Problem

Anthropocentrism: More than Just a Misunderstood Problem

Nobody Likes Dichotomies (But Sometimes You Need Them)

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