Respect for nature can rest on human self-interest in integrity, not intrinsic value

Evidence

Hayward claims that an interest in integrity is the most fundamental human interest. This concern with integrity, meaning an integrated, undivided whole, begins with an interest in the integrity of ourselves as organisms, and expands to psychological, cognitive, and moral integrity. Hayward argues that this human interest in self-respect and integrity provides reasons to respect nonhuman beings and their environments. … Basically, Hayward argues for a concern for the integrity of nature based on rational and enlightened human self-interest rather than a belief in the intrinsic value of nature. — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 454

Categorization

• XREF: A self-interest-based route to ecological respect, echoing earlier recognition chapters’ logic but from a human-centered grounding. — connects to: Respect for nature is an act of individuation, not of boundary-drawing — Val Plumwood, Feminism and the Mastery of Nature, 511; Environmental despair proves human interests are essentially connected to nature’s flourishing. — Val Plumwood, Feminism and the Mastery of Nature, 573; Emerson resented nature as competition with human moral hopes — Freeman Tilden, Interpreting Our Heritage, 811 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Stripping nature of value licensed its exploitation without moral restraint #corroborates (0.85)
• Separating nature from value stripped humans of intrinsic worth too #responds-to (0.80) — Wael Hallaq, Restating Orientalism, 399