Tag: nature rights
Defending Human Exceptionalism in Munich
This matters tremendously because human exceptionalism is the necessary predicate to universal human rights.
“Indigenous Wisdom” Would Make Environmental Science Less Scientific
Indigenous people were and are keen observers of nature but modern environment policy needs to be deeply rooted in science as well as culture.
This Mountain Is Now a “Person” with “Rights” and Even “Responsibilities”
And what responsibilities can the mountain possibly assume? Can it be sued for an avalanche? Ridiculous!
Elephant Personhood — Nixed Again
The activists had some reason for hope. Two judges in New York’s highest court swallowed the baloney in a 5–2 ruling.
Now It’s “Whale Rights”
As often is the case in nature rights activism, “indigenous wisdom” is invoked as somehow superior to modern conservation.