Anthropocentric homogenization denies individual beings’ integrity and moral standing

Evidence

Anthropocentrism: Nature and animals are seen as the same in their lack of reason and reflective consciousness, thus conceived of in terms of interchangeable and replaceable parts and a serious underestimation of their individual and systemic complexity. The integrity of the individual creature as a living being is completely disregarded, thus no moral or ethical responsibility toward a particular animal or a tree, for example, is deemed necessary. — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education, 595

Categorization

• DEFINE: Specifies how homogenization operates in the natural-world register, completing the teachable parallel across andro-, ethno-, and anthropocentrism.
• XREF: connects to: Homogenization renders others interchangeable resources to be managed — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education: Toward Diverse,…, 593; Anthropocentrism frames nature as dead and manipulable, outside ethical responsibility — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education: Toward Diverse,…, 591; Extending moral consideration to nature need not imply equality with humans — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 391 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Extending moral consideration to nature need not imply equality with humans #qualifies (0.75) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 391
• Denying colonized peoples a system of thought denies their humanity. #exemplifies (0.75) — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 690
• Homogeneity is never natural but requires constant repressive maintenance #expands (0.72)
• Sexism, racism, and anthropocentrism all share a value-hierarchized logic of domination #complicates (0.70) — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education, 322