Relational Biodiversity Ethics

Descripción del proyecto

Ética relacional para la protección de la biodiversidad

El planeta está experimentando un declive de la biodiversidad. Las iniciativas para abordar esta cuestión son a menudo ineficaces debido a las limitaciones de la ética moderna para abordar la naturaleza de la biodiversidad, lo cual se traduce en un débil apoyo ético a su protección. Con el apoyo de las acciones Marie Skłodowska-Curie, el proyecto REBET desarrollará un método denominado ética relacional de la biodiversidad para colmar lagunas clave en la investigación sobre cómo el «cambio relacional del pensamiento» puede mejorar la conservación de la biodiversidad. La investigación pretende aclarar las implicaciones normativas de este cambio y sentar las bases de REBET para la transformación de la biodiversidad. El proyecto examinará las implicaciones teóricas de esta perspectiva, evaluará la ética relacional en respuesta a las críticas filosóficas e integrará las ideas de la ética receptiva.

Objetivo

"The planet is experiencing an accelerated loss of biodiversity. Why are the actions undertaken with the intention of mitigating the loss of biodiversity so conspicuously inefficient? One of the root causes lies in the weak capacity of modern ethics to deal with the dynamic and relational concept of biodiversity. The concept of biodiversity is inherently relational, which is why the protection of biodiversity lacks efficacious ethical support. A novel approach, relational biodiversity ethics (REBET), is required. This study responds to this need and addresses two research gaps, integrating two discussions related to the question of whether and how the ""relational shift of thought"" can provide ethical assistance in accelerating biodiversity conservation (BDC). On the one hand, there is an underexamined question in BDC research, how the relational framing of BDC can be translated into normative guidelines. On the other hand, there is a debate in philosophy regarding the capacity of relational ethics, exemplified in, for example, feminist and care ethicists, to maintain the conditions of responsibility and normativity. In contrast with the modern concept of autonomy as a feature of an isolated, free, and impartial individual, relational ethics advocates for an embodied and relational concept of autonomy. The objective of this research is to elucidate the normative implications of the relational shift for BDC and to establish the foundations REBET to facilitate transformation for biodiversity. Three key questions must be addressed: What are the theoretical implications of a relational turn for biodiversity ethics? Can relational ethics withstand the philosophical critiques with the aid of the parallel discussion of responsive ethics and interdisciplinary inputs? And what are the guidelines of REBET for BDC?"