Research On Paul Taylor’s Biocentrism Ethics

Paul Taylor is one of the prominent scholars who advocated the ethics of biocentrism.His research on environmental ethics originated from a bird-watching event,and because of his love for birds,he began to think about the question of what is the basis of a biocentric or non-anthropocentric ethical system.So Taylor combined his professional interest in meta-ethical research and his thinking and criticism of other environmental ethicists to form a unique biocentrism environmental ethics thought,and completed the book "Respect for Nature" on biology The most complete and systematic philosophical argument for central ethics.On the basis of inheriting Schweitzer’s "fear of life" ethical thought of biological equality,Taylor absorbed Reagan’s animal liberation and Singer’s animal rights thought,and then combined with biology to form a unique,systematic and rigorous Biocentrism Ethics.Considering the ethical significance of Taylor’s thought from the perspective of biocentrism,based on the life-centered view of nature,and on this basis,it is proposed that each creature has its own good and inherent value,and has a moral status.Treat nature and various living beings with a respectful moral attitude,so as to propose a series of ethical behavior norms that should be observed in the practice of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature,and a solution to the conflict of interests between humans and non-human beings.Set of priority principles.By showing the historical originality and overall characteristics of Taylor’s biocentrism ethical thought,fully developing the rational core of his thought,which is a great theory for effectively resolving the environmental problems existing in modern society and building a socialist ecological civilization with Chinese characteristics Guiding significance.