On Sacred or Secular Ground? Callicott and Environmental Ethics

Author: Taylor, Bron¹

Source: World Views: Global Religions, Culture, and Ecology, Volume 1, Number 1, 1997 , pp. 99-111(13)

Publisher: BRILL

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Abstract:

In Earth's Insights Baird Callicott develops a science-based but religiously influenced global environmental ethics that attempts to resolve the relationships between science, religion, and morality. He proposes to privilege science and relegate religion to a supportive and corrective role in environmental ethics. I argue, on the contrary, that a rationally compelling environmental ethics is dependent on religion and that, ironically, the only way to resolve conundrums regarding science, religion, and morality, is to stand environmental ethics on sacred ground.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1163/156853597X00245

Affiliations: 1: Environmental Studies University of Wisconsin Oshkosh 800 Algoma Blv Oshkosh, WI 54901-3551, USA