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This is a 5 page paper discussing the idea of preservation of other species in the modern world. As the modern world population continues to grow to over 5 billion, the arguments of the preservation of other species shifts from the preservation of other species to the preservation of our own. At what point do humans begin to sacrifice their lifestyle, their welfares and their very lives in order to preserve other species? Traditionally, the moral and ethical arguments in regards to the preservation of other species focused on philosophical and religious discussions using the virtues of man including the strongest virtue of all; that of charity. This being said, Darwin’s evolutionary theory based on the “survival of the fittest” paved the way for man’s own preservation of his own species. While many argued whether or not distinctions between species should be clear cut in regards to their rights, modern day moral policies are based on man’s preservation and they include the traditional arguments based on religion and philosophy but also include the realities of the world today based on economic, medical and environmental concerns which when administered to the overall survival of the human race may mean the sacrifice of other species in the process of man’s own survival.
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the arguments of the preservation of other species shifts from the preservation of other species to the preservation of our own. At what point do humans begin to sacrifice their
lifestyle, their welfares and their very lives in order to preserve other species? Traditionally, the moral and ethical arguments in regards to the preservation of other species focused on philosophical
and religious discussions using the virtues of man including the strongest virtue of all; that of charity. This being said, Darwins evolutionary theory based on the "survival of the fittest"
paved the way for mans own preservation of his own species. While many argued whether or not distinctions between species should be clear cut in regards to their rights, modern
day moral policies are based on mans preservation and they include the traditional arguments based on religion and philosophy but also include the realities of the world today based on
economic, medical and environmental concerns which when administered to the overall survival of the human race may mean the sacrifice of other species in the process of mans own survival.
In many arguments which have involved mans superiority and responsibility over the other species which inhabit the earth, philosophers have turned towards various aspects of science and religion to try
and rationalize any decisions humans have made for their own preservation. While Aristotle argued that the virtues were faith, hope and charity, it was Thomas Aquinas who argued that charity
was the most excellent virtue of them all (OMeara 254). While grace and nature are parallels, charity and nature are not. The principle of charity is what defines mans intellect
in many ways and is what is considered to be the organizer of the other virtues and therefore reserves a special status above the others. Those who utilize their charity
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