Matthew Hall

Plants As Persons: A Philosophical Botany

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ISBN 13:: 9781438434285
author:: Matthew Hall
format:: Paperback
publisher:: State University of New York Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2011
Pages:: 245
Dimensions:: 15.2 x 1.6 x 22.9 centimetres (0
Genre:: Science, Environment, Religion,
Condition:: New
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Plants as Persons A Philosophical Botany by Matthew Hall explores the moral standing of plants, challenging traditional views that consider them passive and insensitive beings. Hall surveys various philosophical and scientific perspectives to argue that plants are other-than-human persons, deserving of care and respect. The bulk of our visible biomass, plants underpin all natural ecosystems and make life on Earth possible. Yet, they are often excluded from moral consideration. This book examines the resources for plant personhood in Western, Eastern, Pagan, and Indigenous thought, as well as modern science, which reveal that plants possess many capacities of sentience and mentality traditionally denied them. Hall's work encourages a more positive view of plants, one that recognizes their relational, intelligent nature. By reconsidering the moral standing of plants, Hall argues that we need more ethical behavior toward them, particularly in light of the human assault on nature.

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